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1472 Independent
Farm _Magazine Owned and
Edited in Michigan

 

——-Underwood & Underwood

Where the Minute Men First Met the British

This stone, on the common, Lexington, Mass, marks the
spot where, on April 19, 1775, the American minute men
ﬁrst met the British and ﬁred the ﬁrst shots of the Revolu-
tionary war. Every school boy knows the story of how Paul
Revere spread the warning to the farmers between Charles-
town and Lexington that the British were on their way to
seize military supplies stored by the Americans at Concord.
When the advance troops of the British force reached Lex—
ington they. found a force of 70 militiamen waiting on the

common, under the command of Capt. John Parker. The
valiant patriots refused to disperse when ordered by the
British commander. Shots were exchanged, resulting in
the death of four militiamen and the wounding of nine
more. The Americans, outnumbered, were forced to re-
treat. The British continued their march to Concord and
completed their mission. On their return, however, a much
larger force of militiamen inﬂicted such damage that only
the arrival of reinforcements saved the British from disaster.

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In this issue: “Over 10 Bushels of Clover Seed to Acre on Sand”-“Some Interesting Facts Regarding
the Modern Milk Goat”-Special Page of Pictures on “Some of America’s Beauty "
Spots”-As well as Our Many Regular Features

 


 

I} roh‘. m
and another similar shady lane be‘
tween Jonesville and North Adams.
f, These lone and limby monarchs oil
- the one-time forest that was Michi-
gan completely arch the read; what
relief they shed on these hot days
and what vigils they keep in the
dead of 'winter. I never'pass under
these trees without thinking, of the
great grandfather who thought effu-
ture generations when he planted
them. Wish we might visit for a
little while with these benefactors to
the present generation and ﬁnd out
did they plant these trees to ease the
tired horses or did they plant to sat-
isfy the creative desires that are in
every heart?

I am reminded that practically all
of the good things we enjoy are pos-
sible because somebody thought of
others beside themselves. We put off
seeding alfalfa until tomorrow be-
cause we may sell the farm or may
move;

   

we may die before they come into
bearing; we put off study because
we may get it by some easier Elysian
route.

I think there must be a special ad-
dition of Heaven where residence
will be awarded to these benefactors
of the race, these Sir Galahad’s of

these present days.
0

Living Things Refresh the Soul: In
any discussion as to the relative mer-
its of city and country life, denizens
of the smoke smudge cannot see why
people cling to their life in the coun-
try and on the farm. I know. It is
because there is an unexplainable
lure about dealing with living things
—plants, animals, and the like. They
are like clay, responding to the care
of the attendant. You can work with
people all day long, wear your nails
to the quick, and all too frequently
they walk off without even a thank
you. But deal with plants. A little
fertilizer, a little good care—and the
response is spontaneous and ap-
parent. Farm life has many advan-
tages that cannot be ledgered.
Therein lies the lure that holds folks
ﬁrm to the ﬁelds, even though they
lack much of getting the gross in-
come that is paid to workers in in-

dustrial plants.
t O 3

Farm Home What Yen Make It:
This leads me to an observation that
we have amply proved in our own
case. You can make a farm home
just what you wish. No farmer or
farm family needs to live in one of
these barren homes unless they wish
to, negatively speaking. Michigan
woods are full of plantsmred osier,
native spireas, evergreens, ferns of
a hundred different patterns—that
need only transplanting and group-
ing to render farm homes very at-
tractive. Nothing adds more to the
attractiveness of farm home than a
spacious lawn, well barbered. The
farmer "has one thing that no city
dweller has and that is space. Space,
green space, the various shades of
green——the light green of oats, the
dark green of wheat, the bluish
green of rye, the olive green of al—
falfa—nothing is more restful than
green. On the farms we have plenty
of it.

And more than this, only New
York state can claim more nurseries
than Michigan. From Michigan
nurserymen, one can satisfy his de-
sires for all kinds and varieties of
plants. And these are the reasons
that make us STRONG (spelled with
capital letters) for the Farm Home
Yard Beautiﬁcation Contest which
Friend Grinnell through THE BUSI-
NESB FABMER is urging so strongly
for rural Michigan. Were it not for
the fact that I occasionally say my
say-so in these columns, I would
enter that contest. That fact alone
keeps me out of it but cannot keep
me from talking about it.

II: t .

Mrs. Morotzke, Gardener Deluxe:
A few days ago I had an opportunity
to go through the very attractive
garden of Mrs. Gust Morotzke at Se-

hewaing. Mrs. Morotzke is the very _

busy wife of a very busy man. She
was outside when the husband
showed us through the house—lovely
furniture made by the wife out of

materials that others discard, store- .

boxes, enameled beans, chrome col-
ored kernels of corn—«o perfectly
glorious galaxy of all the colors that
only Nature affords. Then we went

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1: south or Three Rivers; '

we put off planting thosn'
young trees in the orchard because ,

 

 

 

out and inspected the garden.
bath, collections of native shrubs and
ferns brought from nearby woods;
and other shrubs and trees bought
from Michigan nurseries.

“Certainly this woman has no
children,” I said to myself.

But in the next breath I was being
introduced to Mrs. Morotzke herself
and the three little Morotzkes!

I judge that her creative mind is
so busy that her bridge may be
somewhat neglected.

, II! t f

(I wrote this much on my trusty
Corona riding on a Pullman but a
fussy old lady [he wears Windshields
and has bell bottom pants] com-
plains to the Pullman conductor that
the typewriter gets on his nerves, so
I will give deference to his type-
shocked nerves and write the rest of
it a la Eversharp.)

C I O

Michigan’s Great Market: My fa-
ther, up in Emmett county, used to
put a single horse on ahead of the
team and haul baled hay 16 miles to
Harbor Springs and sell it for eight
dollars a ton! That was one of the
prices of pioneering. Today market-
ing has been greatly simpliﬁed but
it is none too simple yet.

The Benton Harbor fruit market
is said to be the largest grower~to—

and

buyer-direct, market in the” United

States. .During July, August, and
September, we are told that buyers
pay direct to fruit and vegetable
growers an average of $50,000 a day.
No traveler in southwestern Michi-
gan should miss seeing this market
in operation. You can depend upon
getting what you buy—the State De-
partment of Agriculture sees to that.

Benton Harbor has been much in
the public prints on account of its
two Bens—Ben King and King Ben.
Fortunately the king faker of apple-
dom, Ben Davis, is quite off the stage.

IV! C #

Headline in Last Night’s Chicago
Paper: “Easy Access to Wisconsin's
Great Vacation Lands.” Why wasn't
Michigan included? Really I have
never been able to tell the exact spot
where I leave Wisconsin and enter
Michigan except that I feel somewhat
more at home when I’m told I am in
Michigan. We need more like Mr.
Wisler in the Wisler Hotel at Manoe—
lona. He never fails to impress upon
his guests the Greatness that is Mich-

isan.
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Sign on State Road SOnth of Niles.
“Birdhouses, 50c up.” The up is the
thing about a birdhouse thatalways
bothered me.

Readers Experience In Killing Thistles

 

 

OT long ago we published a little notice about a professor of botany
in a western university who wanted to know the best time or date
tocnt’Canadianthdstlesacoordingtothebeliefotthefarmersof

Michigan. Bic plans on trying out the advice of M. B. F. readers and
then letting us know how he comes out. A large number of our folks
kindly offered their experiences and we forwarded the letters to the

professor who acknowledged them with many ﬂanks.

But before let-

tingthemgetoutofourhaudswehodseverolsetintypetopuhlishin

M.B. F.

What are your ideas?—Editor.

 

 

N your paper dated April 14th a
question on how to kill Canada
thistles is asked. Answer, let
them grow all summer and late in
the fall, say late in October, cut them
close to the ground, with a mowing
scythe. My experience, I sowed
wheat late after a bean crop had
been harvested. One place in the
ﬁeld was covered with thistles, hav-
ing crowded out the beans, and to
get them out of the way I mowed
them close to the ground, raked and
stacked them on and old stump.
Imagine my surprise when I found
that the thistles had ceased to grow
on that piece of ground. It is easy
to try. There is one trouble, farm-
ers are afraid the thistles will go to
seed and they cut them too soon.
Thistles do not spread much from the
seed. They should be left alone un-
til late then cut them and you will
have no more trouble with thistles.
——Parker James, Cass County.
Cut When in Blossom

Having just read your request.
how to kill Canadian thistles, will
say always cut them when in blos-
som as their stalks are hollow then
and this is a sure way to kill them.
Cutting before blossom time will not
kill them. This method I've used for
many years and never failed yet.—
Calvin P. Bowman, Calhoun County.

Sign in Heart

We saw in a recent issue about
thistles and quack grass. One day
when the sign was in the heart we
went out north of our house where
there was a piece of quack grass
and we plowed it good and deep and
it killed it and the same way with
thistles. Any month when the sign
is in the heart only you cut them off
tight to the ground but July and Au-
gust is the best month because they
are more hollow—Fred Hamilton,
Cass .County.

One Cutting Gets Them

Just a word in regards to thistles.
By experience I will say Canadian
thistles can be eradicated in one cut-
ting. I had a two acre ﬁeld of them
as thick as they could grow and I let
them grow until about the 29th of
July then I mowed them close to the
ground with the mower and upon my
word it killed them all. Don’t take
this date as the proper time, but ra-
ther watch them very closely when
they are coming in bloom, they will
become very hollow. "I‘hey will get
hollow before the seed gets ripe. Go
in with the mower-and cut them
down, eyeryone; don’t disturb the
ground or cut any of them' before
they get real hollow. I surely hope
this helps some Michigan farmers as
well as the professor of botany in

 

 

THE MINUTE MEN OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY

 

N APRIL 19, 1775, the American Minute Men
met the British on the common at Lexington,
Mass., and ﬁred the ﬁrst shots of the Revolt.

tionorme'inpNtection “their-liberty. In 198,
nearlyouehundredandﬁlty-tlueeyeauhter, the
mummtemmmwngm}
a common enemy—the rural thief—who is robbing
their chicken coops, barns and ﬁelds.
m of 1775 than modem W M Ken are

Like the

out to win their ﬁght and they are going to win it if they will stick

together as did their forefathers.

Our, front cover shows a picture of

the stone that marks the spot of the meeting of the ﬁrst Minute Men

and we hope will serve as an inspiration for the rural Minute Men to _
-monnaﬂlthethieveshaveboenmfmﬂaomdagm

munities of our fair State. We are indebted to the New Wild Home-

“maneuvers—m.

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to. kill Canodian Mics. ﬁe oars
j'friou get it right.
‘ briers. Ink sprouts, or any sprouts.

 

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II:- is are to kill

but it len't come very often. Just
the time to secure a dead shot.” I
only cut brier just once also Canada
thistles once. Cut when in the signs
of Zodiac—it has got to be in June *’
and August, when the sign comes in
Leo or heart, and it must be out after
the moon has made the change of
last quarter and before the moon
comes in new in order to make a‘
sure kill, and in the month of June .
or August. Notice the sign comes
just right in October this year at the
between October 6th and 13th sign
in heart, but it is not the right month
to guarantee a kill, as it is cool and
wet, but you can try it as it may do
more than I think it will. Hot-dry
weather is the best time. Do not
overlook the correct time and sign;
once will do it. Mrs. Cook,
common County.
In June

I see in M. B. F. that a professor
wants a date or time to cut Canada
thistles to kill them. There is no
date but I believe there is a time and .
I will give the time and the only
time, if there is a time exists, June
12 to 24. Weather conditions must
be considered, the stem must be
young and tender, which it is at
thisrtime of year. Must be hollow,
my theory, the sun or elements dry
up the stem and kill the plant. My
preference of time is 16 to 18.

I mowed a ten acre ﬁeld cutting
the thistles above the oats. There
was a large patch of thistles 17$ to 3%.
acre in spots. The oats could not be
seen for thistles. These oats came
on ﬁne but the thistles never came
back only what I think came from
seed in the ground. One year later
I cut a piece where the thistles were
so thick that stock, sheep and cattle
would not enter. I cut this 3,5 acre,
June 18th and we never saw any of
them since and we have raised beans
and hay on the ground. As soon as
the stem begins to harden it is too
late as the sap will then follow the
bark and sprout up. In conclusion
I would say the plant must be young
and hollow, that the sun or wind,
which ever it is, can get at it, rainy
weather is excluded. I have never
followed this up from year to year
but I am 66 years old and with a
good experience in most plant life
and a great observer. If this is use-
ful you may give it to him. -—W. H
Young, Shiawassee county

Out in August

Advice for getting rid of Canada
thistles: cut them in August when
the sign is in the heart, 16-18. The
same applies to a tree girdling. If
tree is cut down at this time the
stump will never sprout.———Mrs. R.
J. G., Berrien County.

Plowed and Worked Soil

Being a Michigan farmer I wish
to state of the most perfect job I
have ever done in the destruction of
Canada thistles on a four acre ﬁeld.
When I bought my farm I knew very
little about the ﬁeld pests, coming
here from another 'state where very
few if any thistles grew. Not know- >
ing much about the character of the
thistles the ﬁrst spring I moved on ,
the place I plowed this piece of land
and sowed to cats, seeding to red
clover. I really got a good stand of
Canada thistles, about half crop of ’
oats, and half stand of seeding. This
looked very discouraging but it just
put me to thinking. Well, the next
summer, I mowed the ﬁeld, thistles -
and clover, when the clover was in ,
full bloom and the thistles not in ‘
bloom but I noticed the stems of the
thistles were hollow when the stub—
ble showed the dead-est asea stubble
always will within a few days after
being cut. I plowed this ﬁeld four
inches deep, sharpening the point and .
making sure I cut at every plant at :
this depth. Within a few days I be—
gan with a spring tooth barrow hav-
ing it at same depth as I plowed. l L
harrowed it several times then about ‘
the middle of August I an! In with

_a sulky plow and'turned’ this ﬁeld

over around ‘9 or 10 inches deep.
Nor'preparing a seed bed for wheat
which I sowed the last of August.
The followingyear I never saw a
single thistle in the wheat, and her
side. this was the best piece of whoa-t
I have raised in Michigan. —-—Walter

Schworm, Benzie County.

 

 


     
 

 

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N the cut-over land of northern
Michigan, clover of one or more
species is a volunteer crop. It

may be found throughout this re-
gion in greater or less profusion.
This fact is a blessing to the man of
small means who acquires eighty
acres or a quarter section in this
country, for with a few dairy cows
he is enabled to derive a steady and
regular income from his herd while
the land is being cleared and made
ready for cultivation.

After a sufficient acreage has been
cleared and stumped, the land is put
in readiness to produce its ﬁrst hay
crop and Mammoth clover, as a rule,
is seeded. In the years following,
dependence is placed on one or more
of three clovers for a hay or seed
crop—Mammoth, Medium Red or
Alsike. Since practically all the
volunteer clover is one or another of
these three, farmers rightfully feel
an assurance that by seeding these
they can be fairly sure of a crop.

However, while these three clovers
yield good hay crops, and, at timeS,
very satisfactory seed crops, there is
a very strong likelihood that by de-
pending solely upon these three le-
gumes farmers in this region are not
proﬁting to tne extent that they
might if they gave a fair trial to one
or more other legumes. They might
ﬁnd that the latter would yield larg~
er hay crops of better quality, more
pasturage, or more cash revenue
from the seed crop.

A number of farmers in this sec«
tion have made thorough trials in
growing hairy vetch, alfalfa and
sweet clover, with excellent and
most gratifying results. These farm-
ers are still very much in the minor-
ity. Needless to say, there have also
been failures of trials with these le-
gumes. These failures may have
been due to improper methods of
soil preparation, soil lacking in one
or more essential elements, seed that
was not suited to this section, had
not been inoculated or proved to be
of inferior quality, or any of several
other factors.

What Salisbury Did

Here is an instance of what may
be done through proper methods and
good seed, strong of vitality, even

  

   

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' - Title Registered U. s, Patent Oﬁico

SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1928

   

 

M. SLOCUM
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MILON GRINNELL
Editor

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

though the soil was not of the best.

When 0. V. Salisbury produced
sixty-ﬁve and a half bushels of sweet
clover seed that sold at $8.50 per
bushel trom a six-acre ﬁeld on his
farm up in Iosco county, Michigan,
he proved to his neighbors‘tha't this
legume could be a very proﬁtable
crop in their section, even on light
sandy soil. He showed them, fur-
thermore, that to grow the legume
most successfully two prime essen-
tials must be observed—inoculated
seed and soil with sufficient lime
content. . p

The six-acre ﬁeld which made the
above seed production was very light
sandy soil, a soil very common in
this region. Corn had been grown
on it the year before it was seeded
to sweet clover. In the fall after
the corn had been cut, shocked and
stored in the barn, the ground was

_thoroughly disked and the following
spring it was again given a. good
disking. A good bed was thus pre-
pared for the seed.

There is a heavy deposit of marl
in a small lake on the Salisbury
farm. In fact, many of the lakes in
this section have a marl, bed and
much of the marl shows, through
analysis, a high lime content. An
analysis of the marl in the Salisbury
lake showed a lime content of 93 per
cent. A ton of the marl per acre
was spread on the ﬁeld and worked
in. Though much of the newly
cleared land here contains suﬁicient
lime, Salisbury applied the marl be-
cause this ﬁeld had been cropped for
a number of years.

Salisbury then sowed a peck each
of spring wheat, hairy vetch and
white sweet clover on this ﬁeld. The
wheat produced a poor yield, mak-

 

 

GETTING READY TO DEMONSTRATE MOLE DRAINAGE
Mole drainage is not a. new discovery. Over a. hundned years ago farmers in England

knew about it but little was done until since the W'orld War.

In this country the

farm engineering department of the Michigan State College, under the direction of

Prof. H. H. Musselman, has taken the lead in carrying on experimental work.

Up to

this year they have conﬁned most of their experimenting to the upper peninxsula where
it has been so successful that they are now trying it in several counties in. southern

Michigan.
in conjunction with it.

It is not intended to take the place of tile drainage but works very nicely
Here is the tool or “plow" used.

As the tractor moves ahead

the blade with its point is allowed to outset the ground to a depth of about two feet.

Back of the point is dragged a. plum-shaped. iron ball on a short piece of chain.

The

point makes an opening in the ground and the iron ball packs the dirt ﬁrmly on all

sides, leaving a round hole.

Some Interesting Facts Regarding the Modern

By MRS. CLAUDIA BETTS, Hillsdale County

. HE interest in milk goats is
growing very rapidly and de-
servedly so for they seem to be

the solution of the question of the

family supply of pure milk.

One of the ﬁrst.questions usually
asked us is, “Isn’t the milk strong
in ﬂavor?" I usually bring a tea-
spoon. and the basin of milk and tell
them to taste it. The answer is al-'
most invariably, “Why, I wouldn’t
{know it from rich Jersey milk if you
didn’t tell me.” It has a velvety
feeling on the tongue due to the
mineral salts and has ten times the
amount of iron found in cows milk
as well as many of the essential vita-
mines which. cow’s milk lacks. These
are some of the reasons why it is so
beneﬁcial. The fat globules are only
one half the size of those in cow’s
milk, are more delicate, do not rise
as quickly and the cream is white
instead of yellow. The milk usually
tests-very high. It is alkaline in its
action instead of acid as is cow's
with. It remains sweet longer under
the same conditions, forms tiny
ﬂakes instead of large curds in the
sinned! and digests in one third of
the time. f - .,

”the doe iopractically odorless but
new at can be me

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about the male, especially during the
breeding season. He should never
be permitted to run with the rest
of the herd. They are naturally
kind but will quickly resent it if
teased, something which we never
permit. Don, the head of our herd,
is the greatest pet of all, remarkably
intelligent and affectionate.’

Goats are very proliﬁc. One spring

We had ten kids from four does, two
sets of triplets and two pairs of
twins. The does can be bred twice a
year, spring and» fall, but we think
it is better to prolong the milking
period and have them freshen only
once a year. We have had them
freshen when less than a year old,
and could see no difference in size
or vitality from her twin who did

 

PART OF THE CROWD THAT ATTENDEDV FEEDEBS’ DAY

mm" W- ‘- 3- Wm. r the ~ . c 2 Mi h an State
College. “and m 0 animal husbandry departmen o (3 lg

   

   

' em‘u them for hogs before a very interested group
pg. gnu. E0. on he 15‘. .

‘of sweet clover plants.

ing about ﬁve bushels per acre.
hairy vetch threshed out three and
a half bushels of seed per acre, and

”the sweet clover made a fairly heavy

growth. The wheat—vetch-sweet clo«
ver straw provided excellent feed for
the sheep through the winter.

The sweet clover made a very
heavy growth the second year, and,
when cut with a grain binder, Salis-
bury found that he could cut only a
two-foot swath. Some idea of the
heavy stand of the legume may be
gained from the fact that it required
ﬁve and a half pounds of twine per
acre to bind the bundles. The cat-
tie and horses cleaned up the sweet
clover straw stack during the winter.

Got Started Accidentally

It might be said that Salisbury got ‘

started growing this legume acci-
dentally. One year he purchased a
bushel. of alfalfa. seed and after it‘
was seeded and began growing he
noticed, here‘and there, a. number
He kept an
eye on these few plants, noted the
thrifty growth they made, and
saved the seed from these few plants.
The next year, this seed was sown in
a small plot by itself and the seed
obtained from this plot supplied th

seed for the six-acre ﬁeld. .

“Procure seed from as near your
locality as possible,” says Salisbury.
"The nearer your farm that seed was
grown, the better it will grow in
your ﬁelds.”

Salisbury was careful about inocu-
lating his sweet clover seed. He
made a ﬂour paste, stirred in it soil
taken, from around the roots of the
plants in the small plot, and then
thoroughly mixed this soil with the
seed, so that each individual seed
had some of this individual soil ad-
hering to it.

Salisbury says sweet clover made

an. excellent and abundant pastur- '

age, and bay of good quality if cut
when, not too high and rank.

By growing Mammoth and Alsike
clover, alfalfa, hairy vetch and,
lastly sweet clover, Salisbury has
done much to help in spreading the
gospel. of growing more legumes and
more varied legumes in his section
of the country.

Milk Goat

not freshen until a year later.

From six to eight goats can be;
kept on the same feed as one cow.
She has one calf a year. Compare
that with the number of offspring
the goats will have in a year and
you see something of the possibilities
of the business from a ﬁnancial;
stand-point. They should be fed
much the same as a cow, only at
smaller amount, and the feed should
always be clean for they are very,
fastidious in that particular.

We do not allow the kids to run
with the doe but remove them at
once, if possible, and feed from a.
basin. They will learn this very,
quickly. Feed the milk of the doe
for four or ﬁve days, or until ‘it is
ready to use, and then, if the goat
milk is needed, add’a little cow's

milk or thin. gruel of rolled oats, , y”

well cooked; gradually decreasing
the quantity of goat milk until none
is given.

changes either in feed or condition

They are very fond of some kinds .1
weeds, especially yellow deck, a“.

the bark of some trees. Applets”

bar-k seems to be their favorite" king.

_(Continued on page gt),

The

Make all changes in the - ,“
feed of a goat or kid gradually as
they are very susceptible to abrupt '

   
    
  

   
 
   
   

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" road is on the section line. The
_, ers of the farms have to go a
long wa’i’iaro'und and have. for many
“years so they want this road opened
. but want to go about in a legal way.
3 ‘ Just what is needed and can we force
*8 road? .What percentage of the
' land fronting on the road would be
needed on a petition?——-W. P., Wash-
1;;£ tenaw County.
‘WRITTEN application of seven
or more freeholders of the town-
, _ ship in which the road is situat-
g ed, presented to the Highway Com~
if. missioner of said township, is the
1 initial step. The application, or pe-
" titlon, should locate the road. If the
proposed road is on section lines, it
' wOuld be best be located between
' sections. giving town and range num-
bers and name of township.

_On receipt of application it is the
duty of the Commissioner to proceed
in regular order‘and decide as to
whether or not the road should be
laid out’ and established. Appeal to
the township board from the determ-

g [nation of the Commissionermay be
it made—Frank F. Rogers, State High-
way Commissioner. 7

  

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BELONG TO O‘VNER OF
ADJOINING FARM

.VVlho has the right to any fruit,
berries. or nuts that grow along the
highway? Does it belong to the
farmer who owns the lands adjoin-
ing, or can any motorist who passes
claim it?——M. N. 8., Brooklyn, Mich.

ERRIElS, or other fruit, or crops
; of any kind growing along the
i , ' highway belong to the owner of
the adjoining farm and not to the
public—Legal Editor.

USE IIIGHVVA Y IMPR‘OVEDIEN '1‘
FI'NDS

Can the township board install
light wires and lamps to light the
streets :of village in township and
pay for, material, labor and cost of
lighting streets with taxes collected
_in- the‘township at large with the
vote of- taxpayers?—L. C., Gaines,
Michigan.

HE tOW‘n‘ship'board has authority

se to provide for the lighting of

streets in unincorporated vil-

loses, the costs and expenses of such

lighting to be paid out of the high—

way improvement fund.——Legal Edi-
tor.

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RENT ON ONE-THIRD BASIS

'I ould like to ask you in regard
to a father and son partnership. Son
13-23 years old and has always been
on the farm and received wages since
16 or 17 years old. Has no money

. to invest. Father has 160 acre farm
' , well equipped with tractor, machin-
ery and 20 cows, 4 horses one of
which is son’s. Still have to make
around $500 yearly payment in Fed—

 

..z, eral Loan. What would be a fair
r - deal for both father and son? There
: are still four other dependent chil-

dren.——J. K., Climax, Mich.

‘. . ‘ NDER your conditions I would
. suggest that you rent the farm
j for your son on the one-third
basis that is you furnish land, build-
in'gs. equipment, livestock, and your
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all complaints or requests for lnhrmation addressed to this
. Inuulrles must be accompanied by full name and eddreu. Name not used If I0 requested.

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thirds of such cash expenses as feeds,
seeds, commercial fertilizer, twine,
and machine hire and the son one-
third.

The income would be divided on
the same basis, that is the son would
receive one-third of all cash sales
and one-third of livestock increase
and you two-thirds. A -

Another method would be to rent
on the 50-50 basis, where the son
had a. half interest in the livestock
and a major interest in equipment,
he furnishing the horses. This is 11

RESULTS loF
Folks who attended Feeder-5' Day at Ill. S. C. on June 15th gained considerable worth
while information on the feeding of livestock that took specialists years int some cases

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to ﬁnd out.

.5. C. STEER FEEDING

,Sixty per cent or more of water shall
be licensed by this Department be-
fore being sold, offered or exposed
for sale or distributed in Michigan.

Each' separate and distinct brand
must be licensed separately and the
statutory fee for each brand is $20
payable annually; no provision is
made for pro—rating the annual li-
cense fee for part of a year.

Each package must be labeled or
tagged in a conspicuous place on the
outside, with a legible and plainly
written statement in the English

 

EXPERINIENTS

Tile saving to Michigan farm folks who accept and use this information
will run into thousands of dollars annually.

Prof. G. A. Branaman, of the animal

husbandry department told about the steer feeding experiments.

more satisfactory method of rental
but if you are not willing to ﬁnance
the son in this type of lease I think
the former would probably be the
most practical and in time he could
work into the 50-50 lease as he ac-
cumulated some livestock and equip-
ment.——F. T. Riddell, Research As-
sistant in Farm Management. M. 8.
C.

SELLING FEEDING STUFFS

I wish you would please advise me
on the following matter. I have
been making my own chicken feed.
I am thinking of buying a mill to
grind the grain ﬁner than that which
I can get from the grain company
here. Many people here want me to
sell them my feed as 'my hens have
done so well. Would I have to have
any sort of license? Must it be
packed in_ any certain way or can it
be sold in any quantity? Must ma-
terials used in making be on bags?
If there are any laws to be complied
with kindly let me know.-——P. T.,
Mesick, Mich.

HE law requires that all feeding
T stuffs for live stock and poul-
try except unmixed whole seeds

or grains; the unmixed meals made
directly from the entire grains of
corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, buck—
wheat, ﬂaxseed, kaﬁr annd 'milo; corn
and oats feed made by grinding to-
gether the pure grains of corn and
oats; ‘wheat, rye and buckwheat
brans 1or middlings whdn unmixed
with other materials; whole «hays,
straws, ensilage and corn stover
when unmixed with other materials,
and all other materials containing

language clearly and truly certify-
ing:

“(a) The net weight of the con—
tents of the package, lot or parcel;

“(b) The name, brand or trade—
mark;

“(c) The name and principal ad-
dress of the manufacturer or per—
son responsible for placing the com-
modity on the market;

“(d) The minimum percentage of
crude protein allowing one per cent
of nitrogen to equal six and one-
quarter percent of protein:

“(e) The minimum percentage of
crude fat; .

“(f) The maximum percentage of

crude ﬁber;

“(g) «The speciﬁc name of each in-
gredient used in its manufacture."—
W. C. Geagley, State Department of
Agriculture.

DELAYED SHIPMENT

I sent for some berries the 30th of
April. I waited two weeks, and not
hearing from them I Wrote to ﬁnd
out the reason for the delay but did
not receive an answer. A week later
I sent, a registered letter withdrawj
ing my order, and then I bought ber-
ry plants elsewhere as I was afraid
I would not get the others in time to
set out. Monday, he sent the plants
without notifying me, and I sent
them back. Do I have to take them?‘
I certainly cannot use them now.———
Mrs. F. T., Ypsilanti, Michigan.

F the nursery failed to send the
plants within a reasonable time
after they were ordered, you

could buy elsewhere and they could
not make you take the ones you or—

  

 
  

 

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. , .thei'shipments. an junneasdnableilength
engtheicircumq .

stances,and tlhe‘ customs of; the trade. 3
Three weeks would seem to me to be ‘

an unreasonable length of

. . time, or-
dinarily.‘—heg-al Editor. ‘

 

- RIGHT TO RECOVER.

Recently my father let ﬁfty acres :

of his farm go back on a mortgage;
He had some standing corn on the
place, also some that he had huske-d

but had not hauled to the barn. ,The 5

man who bought the land went over

there One day and took all the corn
there,‘ althOugh it was understood ;

that father was to have the corn also
the wheat that is now there.
went to the prosecuting attorney and
he wrote this man a letter. The man
went to see 'thetlawyer and told him
he was just walking through the
ﬁeld and put a'few ears in his pocket.
Now father is old and feeble, and
they'take advantage of him, as both
he and Mother saw them over in the
ﬁeld with a team and. wagon, but
Father was sick at the time and

OU would have a right to recover ,

from this man for the value of
the corn which you had har-
vested and left on the place. If

Father 1

' could not interfere—J. R. 0., Cold- ' ‘
, water, Michigan. '

necessary, you could bring suit
against him to recover.—-Legal
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(The bulletins listed under this heading
are free. Some are Issued by the U. s.
Department of Agriculture. others by agri-
cultural colleges. and many b our adver-
tisers. We carefully consider the bulletins
that come to _us from different sources and
list those which, 'In our opinion. are of
greatest value to our readers. It you want
a copy of one or more Just list them on a
postal card or in a letter and mail to us
with your name and address. They will be
sent to you without charges or any kind.)

 

l.—-POULRY RATIONS.
2.—MODERN WATER SUPPLY.
3.—SOIL FERTILIZERS.
4.——SEED CORN CURING.
5.—GOSPEL OF GOOD FEEDING.
6.—BEFORE YOU INVEST.
7.——FARM SANITATION.
8,—FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
9.—-FROM EGG TO MARKET.
ll.——MINERALS AND FEEDING.
12.——LINSEED OIL MEAL. ‘
13.—-FIGHT THE CORN BORER.
l4.—UNDER—GRADE APPLES .
' 16.-——TIRE CARE. .
l7.—FARMERS’ TAX GUIDE.

 

 

l9.—-——CONCRETE BUILDINGS.
20.—I\IOTHS AND BEETLES.
21.——-FEEDING FOR EGGS.
22,—CHICK CARE AND FEEDING.
23.——BETTER GRAINS AND HAY.
24.———100 FOODS FROM ATRECIPES.
25.——FARM LEASE SYSTEMS.

. 26.——ORCHARD MANAGEMENT.

. 27.-——RASPBERRY PLANTATION.
28.—-—POULTRY‘FEEDING'SECRETS.
. 29.~—FLIES IN DWELLI‘NGS.
30.-——-MORE MONEY FROM COWS.

. 33.—-CULLING FARM FLOCK.

No. 34.—POTATO GROWING.

No. 35.——PROFITABLE ORCHARDS.

No. 36.—TRACTOR LUBRICATION.

No. 37.—MODERN POULTRY HOUSES.
1N0. 38.———POULTRY, SWINE DISEASES. '
No. 39.-——AUT01\IOBILE LUBRICATION.
N0. 40.——YOUR TRACTOR.

No. 4].——A FEW BOARDS. '
N0. 42.—REAL ESTATE ASSESSING.

No. 43.-—-FARMING UNDER PAPER.

I have received the shrubs and plants ;
from the nurseries and I thank you very .
much for any trouble this may have. been»

to you.——-Mrs. -E, R. B., Coronna, Mich.

 

 

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‘1 0 not s some time durin their early life that "some day” they are going to see the beauty spots of America, that they will» visit some of the
:3 33:13:? ﬁlings of thgvest and view thegnatural beauties which they have heard and read so much about. Some'of our folks have realized their dream, many may
: be“ going west this summer while others will go next year or\ some other future. date. To the folks who have Visited. our parks the pictures on, our page this week
5 will no doubt bring back pleasant memories, and to those who look forward to the trip they will show in a poor way what a treat ’they have coming. Wen-say
5 “poor Way” because no camera can get the beauties you see out there w1th the naked eye. But let’s be off on our “picture vacation.

 

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.——-The first place we will visit will be beautiful ANOTHER VIEW 1}: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.—This niarYelous view
Glacier National. Park in the northwestern corner of the state of Montana, and shows Glenn and Grossley Lakes from Indian Pass in Glacier National Park.
here we are on the shore of Two Medicine Lake looking at Mt. Rockwell with its We would like to see more but this is a ﬂying trip so must hurry on to Cali-
top hidden among clouds. (Photo by Hileman.) ' fornla where we will visit Yosemite Park. (Photo by Iiileman.)

     

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.—Wouldn’t you like to pitch IN CANADA.——Ju st a YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM ARTIST POINT.—Did you ever
your tent along the bank of this river and spend at least a glimpse of what you will see see landscape that was more beautiful? No wonder 'the‘ place "
week in this beautiful valley, surrounded by mountains? Per- when we get into Canada. we are standing is called Artist Point. This park is located in
haps we could ﬁnd some Michigan folks in those tents on the But we are still in Yosemite California and covers 1,512 square miles. Next we are going to
other bank. National Park. visit Crater Lake National Park. (Photo by Lloyd.)

   

 

I CRATER LAKE.—A small lake in the Cascade JVHD FLOWERS AND SNOW.—A hiking party CANADIAN ROCKIES.—Now we 'have crossed the
Mountains, in (”68011. remarkable for it walls of near Paradise Inn in Rainier National Park located international boundary line and are in the mountains
perpendicular rock, from 1,000 to 2,000 feet high, a in the state of \Vashington. The ﬂowers in the fore— of Canada where, travelers tell us, we will see peaks
form due to volcanic actions in geographical times. ground are avalanche. lilies Which often push their more beautiful than those in our own country. That:
The Phantom Ship appears in the foreground. (Photo buds up through two to three inches of snow. The hardly seems possible, but certainly this is a wonder-
by Kiser's.) park is 18 miles square, fill view, isn't it?

      

LAKE LOUISE. 0ANADA.—'l‘hls is known UP IN JASPER PARK.—Two years ago the early part of next MOUNT BOBSON.—And so our vacation
as the most beautiful , lake on the North September it was our pleasure to spend several days in western trip by pictures to America’s beauty spots
American continent if not in the entire Canada and Jasper Park Lodge on Lac Beauvert is one of the comes to an end with a view of Mount Bob-i
world. Straight ahead are Mount-Victoria several places we decided that. some day we will return to for a son. Tumbling Glacier is shown in the
with its “no“, and the lofty ice-crowned lengthy stop. One could easily Spend a month most enJoyably foreground. We hope you enjoyed the trip
head of Mount Letmy. . ill-kins and riding through the mountains. and some day may make it in reality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 


  
   

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Time Flies

JUST don't like to look ahead a
few days and notice the date of
issue for this article is July 7th.
But it is. ‘ Where has June gone?
How far away Is tall? Talk about

seasons, I
say they are!
Seems like not
only seasons are
short, but the
1 years, too. Why
, I have just re-
cently ceased to
think of the 1927
State, Fair, and
the good time we
all had, as being
just a few days
ago and lo, 1
pick up a paper
and read an ad-
vertisement telling all about the
1928 State Fair!

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A Hundred Years

One of the oldest villages in Mich-
igan is located not far from us.
June 28th, it celebrates its one hun-
dredth birthday. Seems one hundred
years is a long time, but one hundred
years like these last few have been
isn’t very long at that. But speak—
ing of. this Centennial Celebration,
this town. Jonesville, is what might
be called a residential town. This
means a town of homes, and homes
mean places of abode—places to live.

That is the ideal town, for where
people make homes their specialty
and live the life villagers live, they
have a fellowship or communion
which great industrial centers do not
have.

When Beniah J ones wandered
down the old Indian trail one hundred
years ago and found .a. litle stream
crossing his path, he allowed it
would be a good place to stop for a
day or two. Before he decided to go
any farther another family came
along and stopped beside him. They
didn’t know it then, but soon found
out a village was being formed——
J onesville would be the proper name,
for the Jones family had permanent-
ly located. Day by day the number
of covered wagons that ' passed
through the hamlet increased, many
of these covered wagon people were
from New York. and all were from
the East. Some thought Michigan
was far enough “west" for them,
but many wanted to go farther on
and at wast investigate the land far-
ther west than the territory known
as Michigan. Following the old In-
dian trail as it curved around a large
hill here, and bent the other way to
go around a lake over there, they
found the point of a really truly big
lake was causing the trail to curve a
little farther south. At intervals of
eight or ten miles all along this trail
they found that settlers had formed
little groups which were to become
villages and cities. But on the point
of this big lake was a. little larger
village caused by another trail or
two striking it because ,of its loca-
tion. Chicago, yes that was what they
called it, and those returning spoke
of it as such, and to inquiring travel—
ers told them to follow the trail if
they wanted to go west, follow it to
Chicago. So the old Indian Trail
was soon known as the Chicago Trail,
and weeks and months and years
soon passed and found this trail had
been improved 'n many places be—
cause of the s ge coach travel.
which had become so heavy on it.
Improved roadways Were called pikes
and so the old Indian trail was
called the Chicago Pike, and today,
it you would enjoy motoring across
sohthern Michigan, the most pictur-
esque and interesting drive would
be on U. S. 112. Don't be in a hurry——
take your time—om at some of the
old taverns and visible your mind,
with the- peopie who tmdod Michi-
gan. Stop in some of the old villages
———stop long enough to be imbued
with the spirit of them, and you will

 

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learn there is something else to live
for in this world besides dollars and
cents. One hundred years, yes, it is
quite a while, but it isn’t so long

- after all. ‘

These Jonesvilie people are enter-
taining old friends and all who will
stop the maddening rush of the day
and deejay with them the thoughts ot.
yesteryear. Suppose it were possible
for some of these old settlers to be

*present at this 100th anniversary.

Would they recognize that wonderful
pavement as ‘the old Indian Trail?
What would be their thought as a
roaring speck comes into view tar up
in the air, so high it sometimes is
hidden by clouds, and as it gets near-
er and nearer it begins to descend
and lo, it alights like a giant bird.
Tea or a dozen people, perfectly
dressed, step out, a sack of mail is
taken from it, and where did it come
from? Would these people believe it

 

 

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ahead. I would rather lose a
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if you told them that metal bird was
an airplane and had left Chicago
only an hour and a’half before, and
that many of those letters were writ-
ten in California day before yester-
day! Would they pinch themselves
to see if they were alive as from over
the hill on the pavement from the
west a giant motor bus appears? As
it stops in the street beside them and
they behold no visible signs of loco-
motive power, could you induce then
to step into it for a ride? Once
aboard, and the machine starts oﬂ
toward the east as softly and smooth-
ly as water runs in the old stream,
would they believe ‘it when told they
would arrive in Detroit in about two

‘ plight comes from tutor; , - or
‘on a. river-’twolhundred miles north, '
more wouldnthey think, they were!
1!. they should stay for ‘a month or
say acrear, it they had to live on a
farm today,
Canada, thistles, Hessian 11!. “corn
borer. potato bugs and, blighttsend
all therestot our present day “bles--_
sings” in would they be glad they
lived theirlife When they did? Would '
they long for the old one. after hav-
ing spent a half day trying to clean
the carburetor on the tractor? Would
they ask for the mu againWatter an
hour or two on a straw stack back of
a modern separator 2'

. In their day about all they had to
grow was what they needed for their
on use. Just a bag or two to sell.
and perhaps a tow bushels or wheat.
Would they want to toil and produce
as much more today that they might
have it to sell to get money enough
to buy the tractor and the thousand
other things a farmer buys today!
Wouldn’t they declare the primitive
lite, the nearest to the natural life?
Would they be far wrong? A hundred
years ago, Jonesvillians. is after all
a long time, and looking forward .for
the next Centennial is a. long, long
look! ‘ What will be the order of the
day then? Would we be as dumb—
founded to appear at that celebra-
tion as these old settlers would be at
this one? We wonder. Quite a
world, isn’t it? But this morning I
want to know where J une has gone!

 

A CON-m FOR YOUR PICNIC
FARMERS' picnic would not be
complete without a ball game
and a horseshoe pitching contest

but there generally is time for con-
tests of other kinds if anybody can
think of some good ones, especially
if they are new to the group. For
that reason the novelty contest being
sponsored by the American Steel and
Wire Company should prove popular.
They are furnishing a seriea of prizes
for driving Banner Steel Posts with
a driver which consists of a metallic
cylinderwith a heavy weight on top.
Just imagine the interest a steel
tense post driving contest would cre-
ate. County agents or other mana-
gers of farmers’ picnics are invited
to get in touch with them for details.
Write the American Steel Pest Com-
pany, Chicago, Illinois, and they will
gladly give you complete information.

Nine Cents a Day For Light and Power

INE cents a day. One cent less

than a dime, yet it has made

an immeasurable difference in
life as it is lived on the farm or M.
H. Bowman, 22 miles north of
Grand Rapids, Mich.

The nine cents covers the daily
operating cost of an individual farm
electric plant which Mr. Bowman has
been using for 11 years.

Mr. Bowman believes he gets his
money's worth from his daily invest-
ment of less than a dime for better
living. For that sum he gets elec-
tric lights in his home, his barn, and
three other farm buildings. Hi-
home also beneﬁts with a vacuum
cleaner and an electric iron, oper—
ating oh? the electric plant.

“No place else on my farm can I
get so much service, or so much con-
tentment and Convenience, as I do
from electricity," Mr. Bowman de-
clared recently.

“I installed my electric plant in
J un-e. 1917 ,whic-h makes it 11 years
old this year. Before getting elec-
tricity, we used kerosene lamps. It
has been so long now since I’ve tried
living with a coal oil lamp that it
isn’t anything but a memory—and a
rather unpleasant one.

“My ﬁrst set of batteries lasted _

seven years. The generating unit is
still as good as new. ‘ The ﬁrst
brushes I have ever installed were
put in n week ago! ‘ ..

“I couldn't be without electricity
a minute. It comes to play each a
part in a person’s lite that it is sim-
ply impossible to put-a money value
on all the services it can give a farm.
both inside and. outside the home.

The loo-tort and pleasure it hues

cannot be computed in honey alone.
I harsaerer eat a dollar in anything

in the way of tam equipment that , V '

gives as much‘ satisfaction as my
electric plant.”

Mr. Bowman farms 160 acres
which he owns, and also works an
additional 280 acres. His home is a
modern attractive dv'zelling which
would do credit to the best resi-
dential streets of a city. The 'big
barn is well painted—in fact, the
entire Biowman farm gives an im-
pression of being well groomed. The
impression persists even after dark.
Then broad beams of light shine
from the big windov‘ts of the home.
and the other farm buildings, are
alight while indoor work goes ahead,
uninterrupted by darkness.——S. M.
Ballard.

  
    
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
   
  
   
  

  

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. CORN BOILER WORK
EAR EDITOR: _I am enclosing
a copy of a resolution presented
by Senator Norman Horton at

' the last meeting of the Lenawee P0-

mons. Grange and we would like to

have you publish it in Tun Bcsmnss

Funnier—0. E. Yentler, Secretary,

Lenaweo County Pomona Grange.
Resolution

‘Whereaa we realise that Act 5 Public
Acts of 1921' was passed on the following
assumptions: ‘

“I. That the European corn borer was
a. very probable menace to American agri-
culture:

"2. That from current thought and in-
vestigation. ‘quarantinas and the cleaning
up of possible harboring places or the
corn borer were of vital importance in a.
control campaign :

"3. That the problem was neither a
local one not one for which farmers in
the infested areas should be made to as-
sumo full responsibility and cost:

9‘4. That Congress and the federal de—
partment of Agriculture realised the na-
tion-wide menace and responsibility, and
that Congress should provide funds for at
least partly compensating farmers in the
infested area for their extra labor; and

“Whereas the last Congress has refused
to appropriate funds to be used in such
compensation and the willing co-operation
of farmers has been lostkby this refusal;
therefore, be it

“Resolved: First, that Act 5 Public
Acts of. 1927 granting police powers to the
state and federal departments of Agri-
culture should be repealed unless Congress
appropriate the necessary compensation
funds; and second, that copies of this
resolution be sent to the Secretary of Ag—
riculture of the United States,. the Com-
mlssioner of Agriculture of Michigan, the
Adrian Dally Telegram, the Michigan
Patron, the Grange Promoter. the Michi-
gan Farmer and the Klehigsn Business
Farmer.”

“WWW!!!”

EAR EDITOR: I recently noticed

a letter in M. B. F. signed by

“A Subscriber. Shiawassee Coun—
ty,” in which the party asked me to
answer some questions. First, the
party claims he once belonged to
what was “supposed" to be a real
tarmers‘ organization and he now
wants to locate it, etc. and get in
touch with some of its local oﬂficers.
For his information and that of
others I may say that this organiza-

 

‘ tion to which he refers is known in
in fact as the Michigan_

law and
Sugar Beet Growers’ Association. This
organization was incorporated under
the Michigan laws; was oﬁicered by
some of the best farmers in Michi-
gan: had at one time over 10,000
paid-in members organized in 132
local organizations.

The subscriber asks what was the
trouble with this organization and
where has it gone. I regret to an-
swer, but suggest that it has gone
to the same place that all of us in-
dividual farmers are headed for if
we continue to buck, unorganized,
the conditions brought about since
and during the war by organized cap-
ital and industry protected by a high
term and organized labor protected
by existing immigration laws and sell
our products for prices made in
Europe.

What was the trouble with the or-
ganization, he tasks as a farmer. I

» blush with shame when I answer this

question. Do you know over 5,000
members by actual count met in a
state meeting called by the organiza-
tion at Saginaw and stood up and
held up both hands and voted 3. beet
strike, declaringrthey would grow no

L beets that year unless they got what

they asked or a. conference with the.
manufacturers. What happened?
Well, many
did but here are the facts. Michigan

f never grew over 150,000 acres 0!

beats any year before that year when
they grew 173,099 acres or beets in
the State. Some grew out of pure

' cussedness that year and never grew

any since. Many swallowed, hook,
and sinker, the various baits held out
that year to break the or ' '
What can an organization do under
such conditions?

Will farmers stick together any
I don’t know. It the
farmers really wanted to they could
whip this old organizatIOn into line

and into». real ﬁghting machine in

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48 hours. But who wants to put any-

thing across that the farmers will

not stand back?

Yes, Brother Subscriber, you are
lost and your ﬂock has been com-
pletely scattered by the wolves that

 
      
  
   
 

     

  

    
 

are devouring us economically asiny

dividuals. Just think of it, sheep

that have the least amount of’brains _

of any animal, according to scien-
tists, band themselves together for
protection. When will farmers learn
this art? And what will happen
when they do ?—C. E. Ackerman, Ex-

Ilanager, Michigan Sugar Beet Grow-.

ers Association, Shiawassee County.

SOMETHING WRONG BESIDES
FARMERS
EAR EDITOR—After reading
what Mrs. J. L. F. and Mr. J.

M. Davis had to say in “What,

the Neighbors Say," I cannot resisti

writing a letter too. Mrs. J. L. F.
says that “those that are not making
good on the farm are loafers and
misfits.” That may be so in many

cases, but I cannot but believe that

there is something else wrong also.

I know many farmers who up until.
the last seven or eight years, were;

prospering, and who are known as

good hard working farmers, but now_;

their farms are going backward.
Buildings need paint and repairs,
fences going down and tools getting
worse for wear. I know that this

neighborhood is no exception, as you ‘

cannot help but see the same thing
in any direction you may drive.

~F'arms have no sale value, no one

wants them at any price.

011 the other hand, the “mllllon-'

alre” class has increased 600 per
cent in the last eight years, and all
industrial stocks have doubled, and

some of them many times. in value :
What is causing‘

during that time.
it all, I believe no one can tell, but
some of the things we can all see.
such as an unfair tariff, grafters in
oﬂlce and tax exemption bonds,
throwing an unjust tax upon real
estate. I believe the auto and trac-
tor have a lot to do with it, by caus-
ing a surplus. Many thousands of

 

acres that were once used to gI‘OW‘

feed for the good old horse of the
farm and city, are now growing crops
to help create a surplus. Time, per‘
haps, will even things up to some ex-
tent, but in the mean time, we “loat-
ers” and “misﬁts" have got to dig
up the money to build these roads
for those that do really amount to
something—G. L. P., Elsie, Mich.

PHEASAN’IS DESTROY CORN
EAR EDITOR: 'I have just been
reading the letter from “Mrs.
J. C. L., Ingham County," re-
garding the pheasant, in the May
26th issue, and I want to say she
expresses the opinion of most farm-
ers. They are the worst pest a. farm-
er has to deal with. We had three
acres of corn, ﬁnest piece in the
neighborhood. and they destroyed it
all. They not only ate the corn but
broke the stalks down just as tur-
keys do.

Three years ago we had a large
ﬂock of quail but now we have none,
the pheasants killed them. They
come right up to the house and de—
stroy our wheat. If it were our hens
we would wring their necks but the
pheasants we must not touch. We
must wait for the lawless to come
and get them, and when they will
break the law in one way they will
in another so our' cattle and sheep
are not safe and our fences are bro'k-
en down, so the farmer gets it both
ways.

It the hunters want game why not
buy some land and raise their own
pheasants and not expect the farmer
to raise and feed them. The pheasant
and the hunter are more pests to the
farmer than the corn borer because
we have no right to wage war against
mum—ﬁrs. P. W.. Inlay City. lion.

 

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my“. not not mails. man not
intend to some with me until they heard
from you.'——-Mrs. G. 8.,
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' ' Green Peas and New Potatoes

HE glorious Fourth of July is
With us again. For years we
have made it a practice. to cele-
brate this national holiday on the

. farm by eating our ﬁrst new potatoes

for dinner. I am
afraid they will
be rather small
this year, but I
am going to dig
some of them
never—the—less if
I ’can find them.
We have made it
a practice. for so
many years that
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break the custom
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well browned, with yOung fried
chicken served in a like fashion with
plenty of chicken gravy is my favor-
ito dinner for the fourth; and when
I say dinner I mean 12:00 o’clock

noon by the sun. Then I like a good
old fashioned strawberry short cake
like mother used to make—long on
the berries and short on cake—for
desert. I am part German, but I
don‘t want beer for my drink. Give
me Lindberg’s favorite drink: milk,
and plenty of it fresh from the cow,
and I am satisﬁed. The farm is a
mighty ﬁne place to live when meal
time comes around.
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Spraying Potato Bugs

The ﬁrst potato bugs also appear
about this time and every farmer
should know a good treatment for
spraying potato bugs. When I was
a lad I used to pick these creatures
With. a pail and shingle, but I hope
no farmer of today will be guilty of
asking the boy to resort to this an-
tique method. These bugs are easily
controlled by keeping the vines cov-
ered with poison spray. The poison
should he applied as soon as the
young bugs hatch. We have used sev-
eral poisons on Spring Water Farm,
but have secured the best results
with calcium arsenate. One pound
oi calcium arsenate to 30 gallons of
water is the proper mixture to mix
the spray. When this mixture is
sprayed over the vines, the bugs soon
leave for their “happy hunting
grounds.”

If you are spraying the potatoes
for leaf hoppers or blight with Bor-
dcau mixture, the calcium arsenate
may he added to the Bordeau mix-
ture and all put on in one applica-
tion. The mixture. in such instance
is the same: 1 pound of calcium ar-
senate to 30 gallons of Bordeau mix-
ture.

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Butter from Denmark

Some. time ago I read an article
which stated that three million
pounds: of butter had been shipped
into New York from Denmark and
that this competition was tending ’to
lower the price ofour butter here in
this country. I couldn’t see how this
could be. true because there is a tar-id
on butter of 12c per pound and I
know that we shipped high protein
feed to Denmark and other foreign
countries. I could not understand
haw they could buy pur feed for their
cows and then in return sell us their
butter after paying us a tarifﬁ of 12c
per pound. .After looking up a few
statistics I found the answer to the
question. The average cow in this
country produces less than 4,000
pounds of milk. It is necessary for
us to feed two cows or better to pro—
duce the milk of one cow in Den—
mark. Here is a lesson to the Amer—
ican or Michigan farmer: breed and
feed better, higher producing cows
and weed out the scrubs and board—
ers. .

3k 1! It
, Gontag'ious Abortion

‘1; friend of mine called me by
phone slew days ago and wished to
know. if I knew a. cure for con-
tagiouobortion. ,Well, I don’t know
of any, cure to: it, and. I don’t believe

3 man does. Anyway that, is a
'Wrr in. and he is the man

ti“ fogs-ch m I do know
can...“ I) New. and I lor one

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am Very much afraid of it. I. have
though that it» is. a contagious dis-
seen several dairy herds ruined by
this disease by the purchase of an'in-
footed animal which was brought
into the herd. The\disease can be
detected in an animal by a blood test
taken by a veterinarian and the test
should be used on animals added to
the herd. The dairy herd on Spring
Water Farm are all blood tested for
this disease, and I would not think
of adding a cow to my herd without
ﬁrst subjecting her to a blood test
for this disease. ,
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Seleot Seed Oats and Wheat
The time of year to select the seed

'oats and’ wheat for next years crop

is now—when this year’s crop is har-
vested. On Spring Water Farm it is
always a practice to select the best
part of the wheat or cats field for
seed. This portion is carefully
rogued: all weeds taken out and the
crop closely inspected. It is then
properly dried before threshing. The
grain is then threshed separately

, county,

. , properly stored for future
use. This system takes very little
extra time and the results more than
pay for the time taken. Good seed
is the ﬁrst requisite for a good crop
and nothing but the best should ever

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ERRIEN county has a Farm Bu-
reau that believes the oifering
of rewards helps out down the

amount of rural thievery and they
offer $25 for the information that
leads to the arrest and conviction of
thieves stealing from members of the
bureau.

Recently A. H. Collins, of that
missed some farm imrpl'e—
ments. He called a deputy sheriff
and they located the tools on a neigh~
boring farm. Then they got a search
warrant and arrested the thief who
was convicted and served time for
the crime. Mr. Collins was a mem—
ber of the Farm Bureau so the $25
reward was divided between the two
—-——him and the deputy.

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of two thieves who recently visited

  

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utr sheriff of Numb county. Spells
der was awakened by the alarm and

‘ wanton with his? shotgun-just in

time to see the thieves carrying away
some of his best chickens. He gave
them both barrels in the “back of
their laps” and they departed hur-
riedly. They went to a doctor to
have some shot removed and Spaller
traced them. Later a. cache of several
thousand dollars worth of alleged
loot was found at the home of the
men. When the men appeared be-
fore Judge Neil E. Reid they admit-
ted their guilt and were sentenced
from two to ﬁfteen years in State
prison.
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Twenty-ﬁve dollars and costs, be-
sides paying for the chickens was
what it cost Duane Yetter and
Howard Forbes, of Three Rivers, to
rob a chicken roost.

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Feur boy campers from Detroit
were placed in. the Lapeer jail on a
charge of attempting to steal and kill
some sheep on a farm near Imlay
City recently. The boys chased the-
sheep and ﬁnally caught one which.
they were trying to club to death
when discovered.

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me. You-set him, Kid, and the stuff's‘inll
as. We ainft-got'aeshow.” - . :3

.9}!- aim to set him,” said .Doug grimly.

His ,back,,had not. bothered him in the
least in the preliminary rides but the
ﬁnals came late in the second day and
he was far from fresh. Swanzee and the
Oregon man came before Doug. Swanzee
made an all but perfect ride on Bad Med-
icine, but Star Gazer lived up to his name
and gave the Oregon man a close up view
of ' the constellations.

Doug waited with outward calm while
they saddled Catapult. Inside raged tur-
moil. He was not thinking now of putting
on an exhibition. He was thinking only
of riding Catapult. He was hardly con-
sclous of the sea of faces that were
turned towards the arena, or the great
subdued rmurmur that emanated from a
host of people waiting in suspense for
such a show "that this crowd knew was
coming.

"Doug Summers on Catapult," bellowed
the announcer, and threw his megaphone
fariout into the arena.

People that saw that ride still talk
about it. It beggared description. But
Doug sat thru what seemed to him ages
of thunderbolt crashes. Crash upon crash
they came, until the whole universe seem-
ed to explode in a white brilliance shot
thru with red.

When it did ﬁnally come to an end he
did not know whether he had won or lost,
did not know whether he was forking a
bad horse or holding down a cot in a
hospital. In fact, after Catapult stopped,
spent and heaving, his legs spraddled
widely to remain erect, Doug sat there
and gripped the saddle with his knees
and stared, stonelike, at nothing.

He sat there until they took him bodily
from the saddle and led him before the
judges' stand. There, when a thousand
dollars in gold was counted into his hand,
Doug recovered sufﬁciently to realize that
he had won, that he had ridden Catapult.

After he had gotten away from them,
Bert Miller, who owned Catapult, came
around.

"Like to sell you that horse, Summers,"
he said. “He'll never be in the bad horse
class any more—not after that ride."

“How much?" asked Doug, suddenly
desirous of owning him.

“A hundred bucks buys him," said
Miller.

Doug promptly passed over ﬁve double
eagles.

“Hope you have luck with him," said
Miller, as he pocketed the money.

“Believe I will,” grinned Doug. “He
ought to make a ﬁrst-rate cow horse."

A moving picture man approached him
and offered him a contract at an attract-
ive ﬁgure. Doug was not tempted at all.
Home he tarted, home he was going.

“Not ju tinow." he decided. “I’m going
up home. i i'll let you know later."

Home! “He grew more anxious all the
time, and more ﬁnicky. He was wonder-
ing how they would receive him, wonder-

idér‘", ' a“ trace of r5-

ing how Mary would receive him. He de- '

cided that it might have been best, after
all, if he had broken his back clean in two.

At the station he discovered that he
would have to pay practically carload
rates to ship Catapult and that the slow
freight consumed more than two days on
the 200 mile pull.

“If it’s just a horse you’ve got," said
the agent, well acquainted with the
country and cowmen in general, "why
don't you ride him in? It’s only a little
over a hundred miles the way you make
it horseback. A good horse can almost
make freight train time.”

“By gummy!" exclaimed Doug, struck
by the idea. “Why not? Much obliged to‘
you.”

He bought a blanket roll and a small
mess kit, and a revolver for grouse, and
left the same day riding Catapult. Cata-
pult, like most really bad horses. after
being once ridden, proved most tractable.
He learned fast and gave no indication
of reverting to the bad horse state.

He was a powerful horse, too, and ate
up distance as mechanically as a machine,
Before the day was out Doug was on very
good terms with him.“

He made forty or ﬁfty miles that day
and camped almost on the very peak of
the divide near Berthoud Pass beside a
huge snow bank, some of which he melted
for drinking water. Herbage was scant
there and Catapult fared poorly but was
eager for the trail at daybreak next day.

In taking a short cut, Doug got off the
main trail about noon and got into rough
country, but managed to keep his direc—
tion sense and bored straight on thru
westward. He came into still rougher
country after a time, where there were
no signs of habitation whatever. He rode
until dusk, then ran square into a four-
wire fence.

A fence, he reasoned, must mean a
house some place, unless it was a drift
fence, and he knew this one wasn't that
because he came Onto it at a corner. Drift
fences didn’t have corners, he knew; so
he sent the tired Catapult along it with
a revived spirit.

He heard cattle bellowing after a time
and presently made out their forms inside
the fence. Presently he came to a little
cabin, all but cOncealed in a clump "of
Jack pinea. ’ z
p . There was noillght in the cabin and‘no

signs of life about. Doug led Catapult
thru a gate in the fence and rode up to
the cabin and knocked without dismount-
ing. No answer._

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LL health caused the Mulrs—father, mother, Mary and Terry—40 sell their
Iowa farm and move westward. Accompanied by Doug Summers, an orphan
who has lived with the family for many years, they located in Colorado.

Doug and Mary plan to wed but times are hard for the ﬁrst couple of years and
Doug suggests that he is going to earn some money riding wild horses. The,
Muirs do not approve and Doug leaves home. - After riding several horses suc-
cessfully he has a chance at “Catapult," the one horse that even the best riders
of the country had not been able to conquer. He is thrown the ﬁrst time but
he determines to try again for the purse of $1.000 odered. Back on the Muir
ranch they are losing cattle and they suspect thieves. One day Terry discovers
a couple of men from a neighboring ranch branding some of their cattle and
when he tries to capture them he gets the worst of the deal. Harvest is upon
them with Doug away and Terry Just getting around and 800 acres of grain
to put up. In the meantime Doug get- well- from his fall and goes to Denver to

 

  

 

He made out the outlines ,of a shed a
few rods away and rode towards it. A
horse whinnied as he approached and he
found two animals secured there. He had
watered Catapult a few miles back, and
now he dismounted, unsaddled, secured
him and gave him a feed of the oats
which he carried in his saddlebags.

He reasoned, as he turned back towards
the house, that there must be somebbdy
about, else why the horses? Probably
asleep and his first knock had not awak-
ened them.

Back at the cabin. he knocked more
loudly this -time, using the butt of his
revolver. He knocked again and listened.
He could hear some sort of movement in-
side, and so stood waiting. Some one
was crossing the ﬂoor, but slowly, hesitat-
insly.

 

Doug stepped back as the latch rattled
and the door swung open slowly. A man
stood swaying in the door.

“Who is it?" he said. in hardly more
than a whisper, then pitched forward and
would have fallen on his face had not
Doug caught him.

Doug carried him inside, placed him on
a bunk in the meagrely furnished room
and lighted a lamp. Spence Lossing it
was, his face white as milk, and with an
ugly hole clear thru his body. A rough
bandage had been rigged to stop the blood
ﬂow, evidently by Lossing himself. But
even Doug could see that he was done for.

As Doug straightened up and glanced
about the room he saw another form
sprawled on the ﬂoor, almost in the cor-
ner. The manner in which the 'man lay
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79" ., 131*.
‘ wasnot surprisedrwhen
face} confronted himr . .

Lossing regained console” on after I

‘ time and recognized Dollkﬁ He virus dbl:

'to talk only in whispers. but he was‘not
reticent. Doug offered to try to ﬁnd "a
= doctor. , ~ ’ .

‘N0." whispered Leasing; "no use. I'm
thru. How did yOu ﬁnd us?”

“Pure accident," said Doug. "How did
it happen?

"Chal's easy on trigger," explained Los-
slng. “It was either me or him. ' It
turned out to be both.” He sank into a
kind of a coma after that but aroused to
say, “Your cattle are in this pasture. I
fenced it last fall." He never spoke after
that, and Doug noticed that after a while
he no longer breathed.

It was a long vigil for Doug. With two
dead men for companions he was far
from comfortable. Never had he wel-
comed the dawn as he welcomed that
dawn, and never had he soon the sun glint
on Pyramid Peak half so gladly. For
there. ten miles or so off to the right.
reared old Pyramid's unmistakable needle
point. .

Doug knew that the closest habitation
was beyond it. "their‘ own ranch. And he
wondered how Terry and Mort could have
missed this place had they ridden very‘
far in search of the cattle. Had he known‘
that Terry was even now scarcely able to
walk and Mort busy with the work of .
three men, it would have been clearer}.
and that Ranger Kane had devoted his
search almost entirely to the outside—-
who would have expected to ﬁnd ‘theso'
cattle right under their very noses?

Doug didn’t bother to eat that morning.
He didn't have time. He knocked down
half a dozen posts and began rounding up.
those cattle. Prime and fat they were.
all wearing the Bar Box X brand. Even
knowing that every one of those brands
had been changed, Doug could see nothing
wrong with it. The hides would show, he
knew.

A cow has as strong a homing instinct
as a pigeon. When Doug rounded up that
bunch and started them towards the gap
on the left of Pyramid, they made for it
as eagerly as if they were called by some
one at home. It was no trouble at all to
keep them moving. They crossed the gap
at noon and far below him, Doug could
see the clustered bunch of the Bar Z Bar
ranch buildings. He could make out the
light gold of the grain ﬁeld and a black

dot which he knew was the binder, busily

harvesting it.

The cattle ﬁowed down the slope like
water. Doug set Catapult on the trail
and forgot them. He knew they would
take the shortest route down.

Mort was struggling with the refractory
binder when Doug rode up on him una-
wares. He was tearing matted grain out
of the elevator and sWearing. It appear-
ed, from his talk, that the binder didn't
elevate well, didn't tie well, ‘and, taken
as a whole, wasn't worth much.

Mort was so busy swearing and tearing
grain from the elevator that Doug rode
up. dismounted and clapped him on the
back before he know anyone was about.
Mort stiffened, threw up his hands and
turned two wide, startled eyes about.
Then he let out a great whoop and grab.
bed Doug around his neck.

“You son of a gu‘n !" he whooped. “Just
in time! I can't do a thing with this
cussed binder. Hey! Terry!" he shouted.
facing a shade tree that stood some dis-
tance away, “look who's here, Terry!" ’

Terry arose and, recognizing Doug,
came with what speed he could muster.

“What's the matter with him?” Doug
asked anxiously, watching his uncertain
steps. “Has he been sick?"

“Messer put a hole thru him that you
could ram your ﬁst in," exaggerated Mort.
"But you can't kill that kid. No more
than they could you," he grinned. “I
knowed that piece in the paper was a. lie."

Doug went to meet Terry. Watching
them, Mort dug out a villainously dirty
handkerchief, blew his nose and cleared
his throat noisily.

“Terry, old boy," said Doug, huskily.
“I'm back."

Terry could only wring his hand and.
swallow. ,

"Go on down'to the house," directed
Mort. “Guess I can waller along here.
the rest of the day." He stared at Cat-
apult. . “What horse is that?" he wanted
to know suddenly.

“You ought to know him," grinned
Doug. “You’ve seen him plenty of times."

“Well-—-—I'll—be—-dingbustedl" exclaim~
ed Mort. "Next thing, you'll be telling us
you found that bunch of cattle Lossing

. and Messer run off," he accused.

Doug pointed to an old whitefaced cow.
which has Just entered the grain ﬁeld
and was devouring it with evident relish.

“There's one of them," he said. grin-
ning again. “Rest of them are on the
way." ‘

Terry looked at him, just the ghost of -
a smile on his lips. “You're not kidding
us, are you, Doug?” he said. ' .

“Nary a kid," replied Doug; "the whole
bunch is coming down the slope some-
where, straight as a bee line for home,
every one of them". Then he told about
his, chance meeting with Lossing, and.
what had happened. ,

Mort whistled. , . -_

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Kings 7:2. .

“ OOKS are lighthouses erected in
the great sea of time.” The
writer has just ﬁnished one en-

titled “'Shoddy." It is off the press

but, a few days and Written by Dan

Brummit, a prominentMethodist edi-

Here, the author, on one hand

‘embalms his own prophetic mind,
j and on the other, erects his light-
; house for confused church mariners.
, In exhibiting the workings of the

Methodist machine,
discloses the general and imperious
denominational system. It does well
to give this system but a tributary
place in our religious life. The King-
dom of God is maximized while the

f system is minimized. The Methodists
. are challenged to give the Gospel of
' Jesus a superior place to that of the
: little book called "The Discipline."

: “Shoddy”

impresses one that the

, only true and valid discipline is
1 found in that fellowship as expressed

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. have love one for another."

‘ in the words, “By this shall all men

know that ye are my disciples if ye
It gives

, organization and creed but a subsidi-

, surrounded by poverty.
, years he is in America.

ary place. It puts love, sympathy,
and brotherhood into the pulpits and
dicta. of the church ; into the front of
the church’s mind.

The principal character is Bishop
Bonafede. His English boyhood was
In a few
In New York
he picks up odd jobs here and there
and wins some favor. He looks for
ways to feed a personal ambition.
He is taken into the Methodist
church though his faith and under-
.standing are shoddy. Then comes to

, him a Western trip with peculiar ad-

vantages. He hires out to a Kansas

- farmer and thus “were set in motion

forces and inﬂuences that were not

.to stop until they had made him a

" Methodist bishop.

And not then."

'With protracted meetings in the

neighborhood, Bonafede began to
shine as a singer and personal work-

- er. He thought he knew enough set
' religious phrases to tell folks how to

get to Jesus: Finally, he is in a
Methodist college, gets into the choir,
and through strategy wins other per-
sonal favors. He becomes a preach-

er, wins an oratorical contest, and '

at which time also he gains the favor
of Judge Dimont. He plays into the
judge’s hands", breaks a formal be-
trothal, and marries the judge’s
daughter. Through the help of the
judge’s inﬂuence in church affairs,
he manipulates his way into the gen-
eral secretarial office and becomes :1
"Purple Emperor brilliant with all
the gorgeous potentialities of the

. general snperintendency." This keen

usurper of special privileges pulls

j strings and plays Amen and move-
, ments so cleverly that he, finally
' , lands the office of the Bishopric, and
. so takes "his place among the fixed
, stars of the Methodist ﬁr-mament. He
‘ was Bishop Bonafede, now and for-

ever."

Time hastens, and America enters
the World War. Bishop Bonafede
had,“made sure he would have a war

‘oration ready for immediate use
. when war was actually declared, and
jspeakers were in strong demand.”

The speech abounded in the current

:phrases of war-.propaganda—"Ger-

many, the ravisher of civilization,"
“baby-killers,” and all the rest. “His
engagements multiplied, and of
course, the speech made good news-
paper copy.” Then the Armistice is
signed and Bonafede is in Europe
“helping to maintain morale." But
his “ﬂamboyant tributes to the
never-defeated and ever stainless
spirit of America, the apostrophes to
the ﬂag and its defenders, the male-

? dictons. on Prussianism—all these

 
   
 
  

; not only failed to get a hand, but
. seemed to produce a mild distaste."
; He returns to America, resumes his,

speaking engagements, and ﬁnally to

{be completely upset. ,He collapses in

a baccalaureate addressat his Alma
Mater. Shoddy motives and playing

  

it incidentally.

  

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there Is a mlons ardln roll lone matters you would. "he answered write to Rev.
"fl :0 Macao's: so": you "without charge.

A personal reply wlll be sent to you

to the galleries has worn the bishop
threadbare. . . ,
There are other characters that ﬁll

out the story. . Peter Middleton, the .

boyhood protector and friend of
Bonafede, also became a Methodist
preacher. But the whole course of
his career was open, honest, courage-
ous, brotherly, and free from the
taint of ecclesiasticiSm. He .-was
never vindictive, though often found
“bucking the machine" for Jesus’
sake. His broad, human sympathy is
in the end a refuge for the defeated
Bonafede. Effie Bailey, the rejected
ﬁancee of young Bonafede, afterward
marries Peter and becomes the
strong help-meet of a worthy) man.
Rhoda is born, and the mother passes
on, but to leave a fragrant spirit to
bless the father and daughter
through 'all the years. Bishop Eberle,
a ﬁne independent spirit and not
overcome by the church machine, be-

comes the strong supporter of Peter.
But now, what marked the career

  
  

friend, . Peter- Middleton, "who - Was"
all wjool'and a' ‘yard~w1de,” and‘un-'
bosoms his heart. He reveals how}
his selfdove; his inordinate desire to:
gain high church position led to"
tricky maneuvers and eventual spiris.
tual bankruptcy. He used the church
to serve his own vanity. So, under‘
the “cruel and‘ penetrating light” of

his baccalaureate te‘xt, “Thou shalt

see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt

not eat thereof," he weakens and

withers. He stumbles to humiliating

defeat. Guilt slays him in the midst

of his address, and he is carried from

the platform. Had he been found

out? Hardly. His friends said it

was due to hard work. So his auda-

cious spirit carries him on, and the

pages close upon him serving the

communion at the Annual Confer-

ence. A self-confessed hypocrite is

feeding the hungry. And the reader

closes the book with a bitter disgust

for shoddy religion.

, WILL DISPLAY SKILL AT
STATE CLUB WEEK
ICHIGAN club girls will show
their skill with needle and
thread at a style show to be
held during club week at Michigan
State College, July 9 to 13.

The garments which will be ex-
hibited were made as a part of the
project in girls’ winter club work. In
addition to this show, there will be

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in both boys and girls sections which
will determine divisional winners
who go to Detroit to compete at the
State Fair. ‘ z - . .. -.
‘ The East Lansing camp is one 1
three club camps to be held in the
state. Northern peninsula youn -

sters gather at C'hatham,_ August I.‘

and a. third camp will be held at Gays-
lord, August 13.

State club leaders expect 350 club
members at the East‘Lansing camp.
For the ﬁrst time, two local leaders
accompany the members from each
county, and a leaders’ training school
will be given during the week.

Branches of club work in which
contests will be held to determine
representatives to go to Detroit are:
canning, food study, hot lunch,
clothing, livestock, poultry, handi-
craft, and health. '

WHERE WAS IT?

“Let me see some of your black kid
gloves," remarked the sweet thing to the
shop assistant. —

Black kid gloves in bundles and in
boxes were brought and placed before her.

“These are not the very latest style,
are they?" she asked. ,

“They are, Madam," replied the assist-
ant. “We’ve had them in stock for only
two days."

But the young woman was not so easi-
ly convinced. ’

“I dont think they are," she said,4“be«
cause the fashion book says black kids
have tan stitches and vice versa. I can
see the tan stitches all right, but where'-
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with inspectors for the chassis manu’
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upon the ﬁnished body. Fisher
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A PEN FOR THE BULL
NY farmer who keeps a herd sire should get
to see one of the demonstration “bull pens"
being built in various parts of the State this
‘year by the agricultural engineering and dairy
departments of the Michigan State College, work-
ing with county agricultural agents.

No bull should be allowed at large in the barn-
yard or ﬁeld no matter how gentle he may be.
but you cannot expect the best from him if he
is conﬁned to a small box stall. With this in~
expensive pen recommended by the college he has
an opportunity to get plenty of exercise and it
eliminates a large share of the danger in handling
him.

Pens are being built on the following farms:
Paul Cridler, Middleville, John A. Smith, Schultz,
and Robert Cook, Hastings, of Barry county; H.
P. Barringer, and Charles Themm. Armada. Ma-
comb county; John Clark, Caro, Tuscola county;
Edward Watson, Hemlock, Saginaw county: and
J. C. Hollenbeck. Borden county. There will also
be one built in Branch county on a. farm to be
selected by the county agricultural agent. Visit
one of these farms some time this summer if pos-
sible, but if you can not then write to either of
the departments at M. S. C. for plans and bill of
material. Put ’up one of them on your term this
year.

 

NEED A BOY THIS SUMMER?

E have a letter before us from a 16 year old
high school lad who wants a job on a farm
for the summer. He lives in Detroit and

says he is strong and willing to work for board
and room and a small salary. His letter does not
state but apparently he has had no experience.
However, his statement that he is willing to work
would indicate an earnest desire to learn. He
ought to make a good boy for some farmer not
too far from Detroit. Write the Editor of If. B.
7F. if you are interested.

30va '1'. B. LAW [6 VALID
NE of the most important cases that ever
came before a judge in Michigan was de-
cided week before last. James W. Helene.
former State food and dairy commissioner, who
owns a farm in Lenawee county, contended that
he could not be forced to allow the State and
federal authorities to come on his farm and test
his cattle for tuberculosis and he ,ﬁled.a billyof
complaint against Herbert E. Powell. State Com-
missioner of Agriculture. Mr. Helme contended
that the compulsory test of cattle was not justiﬁed
under the State law. and that the cooperative
agreement, which the Lenawee county board of
supervisors entered into with the State and fed-
eral governments, providing for the tests, did not
meet the requirements. of the State law. Fur-
ther, he argued the test was not reliable and
that the law under which the State commissioner
is acting is not constitutional.
Judge J. N. Sampson, before whom the case
was tried, declared She intent of the law was to

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comm-Hutu the lat. sill:

not a matter for'the'courtrt'o decide. Citing a

Supreme Court decision, he ruled that the con-

stitutional provision regarding amendatory pro-‘

visions by' reference must have a reasonable
construction.

It lea good thing that a case of this kind went
to court because there has been some "dl’ssatlsface
tion in various parts of the State and now the
officials and the farmers have an idea as to where
they stand. However, after all no one judge can
decide whether or not cattle must be tested for

tuberculosis. It is up to the people themselves.

the city consumers who buy most of the milk sold
in Michigan, and they are demanding that it .he
tested. That means a tar-met must keep cows
that are tested and accredited it he wants to sell
milk. It all farmers refused to have thelr‘oattle
tested then the city consumers would have to ac-
cept their decision but there are so many who are
willing to comply with the requirement that the
farmer who opposes it is left holding the bag.

 

MEREDITH IS GONE

the passing last weekot Edwin T. Meredith

of Des Moines. Iowa, the farmers of this coun-

try lost a champion whose place will be hard
to ﬁll. When he went into the war—time cabinet.
as Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wil-
son, he brushed aside cob-wehbed precedents and
sought to make the department not only of gen-
uine service. but popular with the farmers of this
country. As a director of the United States
Board of Commerce, he was enabled to represent
the farming industry and make it understandable
to so—called “big business.” A genuine farmer-
boy, he never forgot the hard schooling he re-
ceived in the corn—stubble of his native state.

But those who knew “Ed" Meredith, and who
had tested his friendship over a period of twenty
years or more, as I had, came to love a man who
stood out among his fellows as a mountain towers
above the foot-hills at its base. Never lived a
more genuine soul. Hypocrisy was as foreign to
his nature as dishonesty. He believed in all men
as he believed in himselt. Success was but the
natural evolution of such a life and that it
should have been snuffed out at ﬁfty—two, with so
many years of rich experience to contribute to
the solving of our great national problems, is a
loss which will take years to overcome. To we
who learned to love him, his loss is simply irrep—
arable. .

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BEWARE OF sumo Gm
0T all the takers and shystem are traveling
the roads and visiting the homes of farmers.
Many of them have games at carnivals and
along the midway at fairs held throughout the
country where they defraud honest men of thou-
sands. ot hard earned dollars every year. The
average person is in a carnival mood when they
attend fairs or amusement places which makes
them easy subjects for shysters with their sup-
posedly honest games. In some of the games
somebody always wins bu the backers see there
is enough money coming in so that they make
several hundred per cent on their investment.
Other games where the operator plays with one
or two people the chance of the player winning
is so small that it is almost impossible. How
many times have you won? How many times
have you seen friends hold the lucky number?
Few times we will wager because the operators
see to it that most of the winning is done by ac-
complices. Experts declare that almost every
game can be kept under the operator’s control
by some device which prevents an outsider win-
mug.

Such games do not help the attendance at any
fair and should not be allowed on the grounds.
In fact the midway as a whole can and will
eventually be done away with at our fans. Amuse-
ment we must have but let it be clean, honest
and free, furnished by the fair itself.

 

THE MCNALLY CAB-E

, ANY of our folks may be wondering
how the McNally case in Bay county
is coming along. Right at the present

timeitisatprettymmdnolastandsﬂﬂ.

111m young men were arrested some time
ago and placed in the Bay county jail. and
now we are advised by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Patterson that they are to remain there
until the September term- of court by agree-
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of all do you. With baskets loaded up wit
grub we spread (in cloth m some ctr-b

‘ and not down in our Sunday pants the
mace and the ante. With cake and pickles i
and tried hen we on our plates and come again.
I don’t mind spiders on my legs when I an (all
of deviled eggs. There ain’t no mood I get to out
has got a picnic din-or beat,- the women do 8“
best they can to (ill I, ev'ry bloonln' man. they
know we're happy when we’ve ct the splendid
meal that they have not. .

I like to meet the neighbors. too, and talk about
the things they do, we talk and 20851;) through
the day about the reason hens don‘t lay and how
to kill quack gross and dock and swat the roost-
ers in the lock. It does a teller lots 0! good to
know his neighbors, we all should devote more
time to plcnlcldng and having a good m’ by
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a PETE. PLOW’S PHILOSOPHY e :

A German scientist is blamin' kissin' tor
spreadin’ pyorrhw, aocordin' to the newspapers.
Somebody is always takin’ the joy out of lilo,
seems like.

 

Some of these young college graduates who
don't want to settle down but wish to live a lite
of adventure, with lots of thrills and danger. ought
to go into the dry cleanin‘ business in Detroit.

 

A woman ﬂew across the ocean in 20 how.
Another woman swan for over .38 hours. And
still another danced 260 hours. What [want to
know is who started this idea 'boat 1mm bein'
the weaker sex. *

Every now and then you hear of a Geller whose
name goes well with his business but I ain‘t heard
any that will beat arteller who runs a gasoline
ﬁllin' station on the mad between Detroit and
Lansing. His name is “Phil M. Upp.”

Ever hear this one? It bein’ election year calls
to mind the story of two colored boys who were
listenin’ to a politician give a long speech 'botu’t
what was wrong with the country and how he
would help correct it if he was put in «mice.
After they had listened for some time one of the
boys turned to the other and says, “Say, Rastue,
who’all am this yere man what am talkin‘?” to
which the other boy replied, “‘Lawdy, Ah rim
know what his name be, but he'sho’ do recommen"
hisse't mos' highly.”

 

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July 9-13.——-Mirlsummer Poultry Short Course,
M. S. 0., East Musing. Mich.

July 23—27.——Fam Women's Week, I. S. 6..
East Lansing, Mich.

July 1 6-2'7.——Smlth—Hughes Agricultural ‘m-
ore, M. S. (3., East banning, Mich. {

July 27.—-—F‘armers’ Day. M. S. 0., East [an-

sing, Mich. '

July 31—Aug 3.-—‘[utemational Baby Chick
Ass’n Meeting, Cedar Point, We.

Aug. 3-‘4.-—--T0~ur of Michigan State. Horticul-
tural Society.

Sept. 2-:8.——Michigan State Fair, Detroit, Mich.

Sept. 10.——-0pening Day ‘Hatcherymen's Short
Course, M. S. 0., East Lansing, Mich.

Oct. 30-Nov. 2.4T” 0" Michigan Potato Show.
Gaylord, Mich. ,

Nov. 2«3.4—-Stalte Horticultural Show, 3(- 82’ Cu
East Lansing, Mich.
' Nov. 7‘—10.——Groenvillo Potato Ghee:-
ville, Michigan. . ' ‘ _

Nov. “don—morn W Potato Show.
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1.39m sending you a clipping at on
ad Mtthe Renee Garment Oeu-
pony, Gary, Indiana. I answered it
and they wrote me elector stating

that if I would send $1. 50 to pay for ‘

cutting and binding they would send
me my ﬁrst smock to sew tor theui
It I didn't receive it in ten dual
was to writothem. Not getting it I
wrote them several times but the let»-
tors always more back “Unclaimed. "
However, they kept the letter con-
taining my money order. Please let
me know it there is anything you can
do. —-—Mrs. H., Brighton. Mich. *

, tried .to do something for
“Mrs. H." but ”stopped before
we got started. Our ﬁrst letter

to them was returned unopened and
across the face at the envelope was
stamped “UNOLAIMED” in one place
and “REFUSED" in another. Then
we wrote the postmaster at Gary who
replied:

“The Renee Garment Company
operated s business in Gary which
was not in accordance with the pos-
tal regulations. Under date at Fri-

day, April 13th the proprietor was _

called into the oﬁice for an inter-
view with the inspector operating in
this district and he was given to un-
derstand his business was fraudulent
and he agreed to quit business May
1st. However, in the meantime local
police raided the offices of the Renee
Garment Company and on April 17th
the proprietor signed an order to me
to refuse and return all mail ad-
dressed to the Renee Garment Com-
pany so

And so ends another one of those
wor’k-at-home concerns whose propo-
sition promised to be a proﬁtable
thing—for the promoter.

 

DOES NOT WORK
ARIOU‘S Canadian experiment
stations have been carrying on
experiments with sulphur dust
in their starts to ﬁnd a control for
rust on cross and, while their alerts

have not met with success, some men-

have taken advantage of the publi-
city to sell the Canadian farmers
“cures” for rust. A warning has
been issued to farmers in the Do-
minion butlt does not mention the
kind of material being chased.

So far, according to experts, no
cure for rust has been discovered, so
it these fellows move over into the
United States and come to Michigan
do not fall for their line.

TIRE, $133333 ms»

HERE are some bargains that
save money and there are some
that are rather expensive. The

other day a young farmer called at
our office to get some advice regard—
ing a. tire deal. He had taken a load
or farm produce to Detroit and after
disposing of his load parked along
a street so that he could make some
purchases before returning home.
As he was about to leave his truck a
fellow drove up with a truck load of
tires that were getting a bit this be
inquired the price which was about
half that quoted by reliable stores
for the size he used. In order to‘get
them at this ﬁgure he was required
to take four but they were such bar-
gains he thought he could afford to
take the extra two and keep them
for future use, so the fellow loaded

tour tires into your friend'struck and»

 

 

The Collection Box

”wrote this We: bio protect
our subsoi- bore from fraudulent dealings or un-_
falr treatment by persons or concerns at o

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every cool molt e
o sailsiaotory settlement or force notlon. for ‘ '
loos ﬁller

1ert hurriedly with the cash as check

was not acceptable. When our friend
got home he decided to change the

Mtwo had‘th‘ee before he badge. blow-'

out. but he then discovered that he
had been ”typed. ” The man had
sold him tires that were rebuilt and
they were of an odd size that he
could not use. Having bought them
of a peddler and not knowing his ad-
dress here was no way of attempting
to get satisfaction which made the
"bargain" a rather expensive» one.
All we could do for him was extend
our sympathies but that did not
make up his loss.

ANNEKE JANS BOGARDUS
SOCIETY

I am a subscriber to your paper,
and I noticed in your May 12th issue
an article concerning the Anncke
Jens Bogardus Society. Being a
member of that society. I wish to
correct some errors that appear
therein.

In the ﬁrst place, we are not and
never were connected with the Ed-
wards Society. This is a ﬁctitious
society, which has alWays started as
soon as the descendants of Anne-kc
Jans Bogardus begin to organize.
This being a scheme on the part of
New York to intimidate the heirs
and hinder them as much as possible.

In the second place, W. T. Gridley
did not organize our present society,
and did not enter it until after much
persuasion. He promised to publish
all the facts and data in book form,
and to include in this the history of
Anneke Jans Bogardus and her heirs,
from the time she ﬁrst came to New
York.

In the third place, this property
does not belong to New York. I! it
did, why did they not produce the
papers to show ownership during the

eight trials which have already been '

started. and tried in New York? This
has been heirship property for over
two~hundred years, quit-claim deeds
are all they ever had.

Our Society is the onlyone that is
backed by certiﬁed facts and docu—

ments concerning the controversy or .

the descendants of Anneke Jans Bo-
gardus from the time she came to
New York until the present time
Our present society was formed in
1924; it is merely a book publishing
organization to acquaint the public
with the injustice done the descend-
ants oi Anneke Jans Bogardus.

The Postal Inspectors have arrest-
ed W. T. Gridley, and he is now out
on $10, 000.00 bond. They are try-
ing to prove that he is using the
mails to defraud. This is merely a
scheme to hinder us and discredit
our leader. June 12, they are going
to have a Grand Jury investigation.
We want the public to come and hear
it. All we want is justice for our
society, so we can go our own way
unmolested.

I submit herewith a bit of history
sent me from the Pension Depart-
ment. My great—grandfather, Daniel
Denniston married Ann Elizabeth
Kersted, the great-granddaughter of
Anneke Jane Bogardus. He was an
Ensign and Lieutenant, served in

‘ Theodosius Fowler's regiment. Col.

Henry B. leingston’s 4th regiment,
transferred to Col. Philip Van Cort-
land's 2nd regiment. Fought in the
Battle of Burgoyne. Monmouth, and
Yorktown. Sorted *until 1783.

I will appreciate it very much if
you will give this your consideration
so that the facts may be placed be-
fore the public, thanking you in ad-
vance, I am. Mrs. Wallace Harris,
Ingham County.

RS. HARRIS refers to an article
headed, “Inheritance Lure Con-
tinues to Find Victims," pub—

lished on this page in which mention
was made of the “Association of J us-
tice for the Descendants of. Anneke
Jane Bogardus," and a. “Willis T.
Gridley" and a “Mrs. Gladys Wright"
who were charged with; using the
mails to defraud in connection with
the “Association. ” We are pleased
to publish Mrs. Harris’ letter but it

does not alter our ﬁrst opinion which -

was gained through much informa-

, thn collected by the National Better '
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" heusewife is . Wilkins V in terms
3 of canning; ; She spends most 'of
"time now {leaning "over " a hot
' , _ ﬁred faced. and perspiring, anx—
" 1y watching-the kettle boil. Even
sleep is sometimes troubled by
earns of—ca‘nning catastrophes. To

ten the. housewife’s canning bur-
eris home specialists have done a
great deal of research work, and
{their discoveries go far toward mak-
ing success a certainty. _
nowledge we are passing’along to
you'here.

First of all, they tell us to make

closely as we can just how many
quarts of each variety of fruits and
»vegetables it takes to “winter” our
family. In making out this budget,
it must be kept in mind that to sup-
ply, our bodily requirements some
kind of fruit should be served twice
a day, and that for dinner and sup-
per there should be two kinds of
vegetables on the table besides pota-
toes. Of course, many of the vege-
. tables to be used will be stored or
dried, such as turnips, carrots, beets,
beans, etc., and this will cut down
the amount necessary to can. While
it is well to have a plentiful supply
of canned goods, one should not put
by any more than can be readily
used during a year. It is poor econ-
omy and efficiency to ,ﬁll so many
jars that by the time canning season
comes again your cellar shelves are
still well stocked.

We all know that bacteria are the
agents that make food spoil. There-
fore, extreme care must be taken in
canning to make sure that all bac-
‘teria are killed and the product. is
sealed steaming hot within sterile,
air—tight containers. The application
of heat to foods during canning in

' order to kill bacteria is called pro-
,oessing.

Methods of Canning.—-—In the so-called
open-kettle method of canning, the mater-
ial is cooked directly in an open vessel.
The food is then ﬁlled into sterilized jars
and sealed immediately. The disadvant-
ages of this method lie in the necessity
for the sterilization of the jars before
they are ﬁlled and in the danger of con-
tamination during ﬁlling. There is also
danger that air containing bacteria will
get into the jars and cause spoilage.

The term "cold pac ” is applied to the
method in which material is packed cold
into a. container and then processed either
in a water bath or a pressure canner. The
chief disadvantage of this method is that
when the food is packed cold a longer
time is required for that at the center of
the can to reach the right temperature.
This is especially true in the case of such
vegetables as corn, that are thick and
pasty, or those with glue—like juices, for
these heat through very slowly. Some
fruits may be successfully packed by this
method, but the shrinkage is sometimes

' considerable.

The advantages of the open-kettle meth-
od and any possible advantage of the

Untold-pack method of canning are com—
bined in the hot pack. Here the material
is precooked by heating it in a minimum
quantity of liquid until it boils and it is
thoroughly wilted and shrunken so as to
facilitate packing. The material is then
filled into the container boiling hot and
processed immediately.

Types of. Home Gunners—If you are
not one of those fortunate women who
own a pressure cooker, you must search

  
   
  
   
    
 
 
    
   
  
   
    
  
  
    
      
   
 

serve your purpose. The most common
method of processing in home canning is
by use of the water bath. A water bath
canner may be made from a wash boiler,
, bucket, or any vessel that has a' tight

a cover and is large enough to hold a con-
‘venient number of jars. It should be
. fitted with a rack to hold the jars away

from the bottom of the utensil, thus pro-
tecting them from bumping or overheating
and allowing full circulation of water
under them. A wire basket answers this
purpose, and also makes it possible to
lift a large number of jars in and out
of the canner at one time. Such a basket
, can be made at home from wire mesh
fencing.

‘ ‘Steps in Canning.-—Safe canning re-
quires careful attention to every step in
the process.
fruits and vegetables in prime condition.
“Two hours from garden to can” is a
good rule. In any case for the best re-
sults, material should be canned the same
day as it is gathered. Be sure that the
containers in which fruits and vegetables
101' canning are gathered and handled
are clean. Grade for size and same de-
.gree of ripeness, if a uniform product is
desired. Wash material thoroughly until
very trace of soil is gone. The most
dangemus and difﬁcult to kill bacteria is
' the soil. A wire basket is a help in
”thing, but should not be loaded too
”wily. Always lift the material out of
m;- rather than pour water 01!.

  

Some of this .

V out a canning budget, to estimate as‘

around for some other type of canner to '

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different story.

—the just-forming fruit.

winter. That is life.

youth, but greet maturity
and age with a smile of wel-
come. “Grow old along with
me, the best is- yet to be.”

Address letters:

 

 

In case a bushel or more of peaches or
apricots is to be canned at one time,
they may be peeled with the use of lye,
but this method is not justiﬁed with a
smaller quantity. Be careful in Using
lye, especially if children are around, for
it is a powerful caustic and serious ac-
cidents have happened. Prepare in an
agateware or iron kettle, never alumi-
num, a solution of one-fourth pound (4
oz. or about 4 level tablespoons) of gran-
ulated lye of any standard brand in 2
gallons of water. Heat to boiling, and
while actively boiling immerse the peaches
or apricots in a. wire basket until the
skin is loosened and partially dissolved.
This will usually require 30 to 60 seconds.
Remove the fruit, wash it at once in
running water if possible until skin and
lye are removed, and thoroughly rinse
the fruit. If still water is used, rinse the
fruit in a fresh supply after washing off
skin and lye.

Fruits and tomatoes may be precooked
or not as desired. Other vegetables
hould always be precooked to remoye air,
to shrink them, to facilitate packing, and
to make possible packing in the container
at boiling temperature. While the ma-
terial is being prepared the jars may be
in a water bath to boil. This serves the
double purpose of cleansing the jars and
heating them, so that they may be ﬁlled
with the hot material without danger of
breaking. Pack the material in the jars.
If it has been precooked, work quickly
so that it does not cool. Be sure that
the containers are completely full with
a sufﬁcient proportion of liquid to solids

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DEAR FOLKS: " Is there any one of us Who will dispute the glori-
ousness of youth—youth’rvith its clear eyes, smooth younglcheeks.
. 'and lilting laugh? Is, there any one who hesitates to admire the
driving, untiring energy .of youth, its fearlessness, its :spontaneity?
No, we all pay tribute to youth, we .old ones, for we kngw that Without
youth the world would perish. 'It is‘ youth. thatvrswims the channels,
. ﬂies the vast Atlantic, ventures beyond the staked-out borders of known
and familiar things and returns laden. with new knowledge. ,. We
gladly ﬂing ﬂowers in the path of youth and sing its homage.

But when youth in all its arrogance rises up and exhorts its follow-
ing to “eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you will be old; have
a good time while you are young, for when age comes there is nothing
to do but sit back and fold your hands and wait for Death”, that is a '

Youth is by no means the perfect state; it is incompleto-—the intro-
ductory chapters of a very interesting book, it is the elusive promise
of what is to come—-the ﬂower in the bud, it is life green and unripened
Who is content with merely dipping into a
novel? Who picks a bud when the full blown blossom is to be had?
Who does not know the perils of eating green fruit? Youth is the
springtime of life, but the other seasons, summer, autumn and winter,
are just as essential to growth; and (after all it is autumn that brings
the harvest. Time ripens and mellowethe fruit and grain into matur-
ity, until in the fall of the year it is ready to be gathered. Then it is
brought in from the Orchards and ﬁelds and stored in all its bounteous
richness to be partaken of and enjoyed at leisure through the long

‘Age may bring wrinkles and pains in the joints, but it brings also

content, a' Sense of achievement, and bonds of human understanding
and sympathy that youth can never know.

W:¢W ,

Mn. Annle Taylor, can Theluslnm Farmer. Mt. Clemens. llomcan.

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to prevent too dense a pack, and that
there are no air bubbles. To fruits pack-
ed cold, add boiling syrup.

Syrups.———In canning fruits, prepare in
advance the syrup which will be needed.

Various concentrations of syrup will be-

required. For thin syrup use 1 cup of
sugar and 3. cups of water. For medium
syrup use 1 cup sugar and 2 cups of
water. For thick syrup use 1 cup of
sugar and 1 cup of water. Heat sugar
and water together and stir carefully
until sugar is dissolved and syrup is
brought to a boil. Fruit juice may be

substituted for the water in the syrup»

with marked improvement in ﬂavor.

To adjust covers, place rubbers in pos-
ition on jars and adjust caps. If the
jars are filled with boiling hot material,
they may be sealed completely before
they are put into the water-bath canner.
If the material is not boiling hot when
packed, only partially seal the jars when
putting them into the water bath for pro-
cessing. On the screw-top jar, screw the
cap evenly about halfway down. With
the wire-clamp glass—top jar, screw the
cap on evenly and raise the upper clamp
in position to hold the lid in place, leav-
ing the lower clamp loose until after pro-
cessing.

Processing.—With the water-bath can-
ner, be sure that the jars are far enough
apart and that the rack on which they
are supported is so arranged that the
water can circulate freely under and
around them. Have the water in the
canner boiling before putting in any jars.
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DECORATIVE STICHES (IV)

Arrow Head Tack. This arrow head
tack is used on middy blouses, sailor
suits, corners on skirts, etc. Draw a.
triangle the size of arrow head. To make
this stitch fasten the thread at (a) on the
wrong side then bring needle up through
to right side, bringing the needle up to
(b) make a tiny stitch parallel to the
bottom of the triangle. Stick needle

through to the wrong side at (c) bringing
it up through to the right side at (a) pro-
ceed as before. Always throw thread
over so that it will cross down the center.
Be sure to keep on the lines of the tri-
angle and‘ throw thread over as in III, 1.
so that they will cross down the center.
Your needle is always placed parallel to
the bottom of the triangle as in illustrao
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wa‘ter begins to ' boil vigorously. (See

‘ Directions).

If the jars were not sealed cempletely.
seal wire-clamp jars before removal from
the canner and all other jars immediately
afterward.

place them where they'will‘cool quickly

» to room temperature, but not“: a. draft. ‘

Directions for Preparing and Processing.

APPLES.—-Pare and 0th into sizes ’de-,

sired. Boil for 5 minutes in thin syrup.
Fill into can hot, cover with boilinghot
syrup, and process containers of'all sizes
for 5 minutes in boiling water. ' Windfall
or green apples may be made into sauce.

Pack boiling hot and process immediately ..

all sized containers for 5 minutes.

BERRIES.—-Can berriesas sOOn after
gathered as possible. Sort fruit and use
smaller and any imperfect berries for
preparation of juice to use in making a
medium thick syrup. Wash carefully re--
moving caps and stems. Pack fruit in
containers, pressing gently into place;
cover with boiling hot syrup. Process
quart and pint jars‘ for 20 minutes. sems
berries shrink considerably during pro-
cessing. This can be prevented by pre~
cooking the berries. To each pound of
berries add $4 to 1A pound of ranger-race-
cording to sweetness of fruit. Place in
a. kettle and heat to boiling, stirring gent-
ly, and boil for 5 minutes. Pack boiling
hot and process immediately containers
of all sizes for 5 minutes.

'CHERRIES.—Pack pitted cherries in
hot containers and cover with boiling
syrup made from juice which collects on
pitting fruit. Use thick syrup for sour
cherries and medium for sweet. Process
quart and pint glass jars for 25 minutes.
0r pitted cherries may be precooked for
5 minutes with sugar to taste, ﬁlled into
containers boiling hot, and processed for 5
minutes. -

CURRANTS.——Same as berries.

GOOSEBERRIES.——Same as berries
packed raw, substituting a thick for a
medium syrup.

PEACHES—Before preparing fruit.
make a thin syrup, putting in one crack-
ed peach pit for every quart of syrup.
Boil for 5 minutes and strain;~ Immerse
the peaches in" boiling water for abbut
one minute or until skins will slip easily,
plunge at once into cold water for a few
seconds; remove skins, halve peaches, dis-
card pits. Or use the lye solution method
of peeling. Pack at once, placing the

halves facing downward in overlapping _

layers. Fill’ up containers with boiling
syrup. Process quart andfpint jars for
25 minutes if fruit is fairly ﬁrm and hard.
or for 20 minutes if ripe and tender.
PEARS.——Peel, cut in halves, core and
cook in boiling medium syrup for 4 to 8
minutes according to size of fruit. Pack
the pears hot.into containers and ﬁll them
up with boiling syrup. Process contain-
ers of all sizes for 20 minutes.
PINEAPPLES.—-—Peel and core, remove
all eyes carefully. Cut into convenient
cross sections, pack into the containers,
and ﬁll up with thin boiling syrup; Pro-
cess quart and pint jarsl for 30 minutes.
PLUMS.—Plums are .usually canned
whole, and should beggathered just as
they are beginning to 'ripen. Wash and
prick each plum to prevent-skin from
bursting. Fill into jars and cover with
boiling medium syrup. Process quart
and pint jars fro 20 minutes.
RHUBARB.——Select' young, tender
stalks. Trim and wash carefully, cut into
one-half inch lengths, pack into the con»
tainers, and cover with boiling hot thick
syrup. Process quart and pint jars 20
minutes.

STRAWBERRIES.——~To each quart of
berries add 1 cup of sugar and 2 table-v
spoonsful of water. Boil slowly for 15
minutes and let stand overnight in the
kettle. In the morning reheat the mixture
to boiling, ﬁll into the containers hot, and
process all sized jars for 5 minutes.

TOMATOES—Select firm, ripe tomatoes
of medium size. Do not use tomatoes
which are overripe or parts of which are
spotted or decayed. Put into shallow lay.-
ers in trays or wire baskets and dip in
boiling water for about a minute. Re. .
move and plunge quickly into cold water
for an instant. Drain at once, core and
peel promptly. Pack into jars as closely
as possible. Fill with 'a thick tomato ’
sauce, with the juice of other tomatoes,
or use only the juice which drains from
them during peeling and trimming. Sea,-
son with 1 teaspoonful salt per quart.
Process quart and pint glass jars for 45
minutes.

 

 

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I am sending something that I hope
you will put in Klevver Kiddies. My
little sister went outdoors one night and
seeing the new moon in the sky Said:
“The man in the moon must have lost his
ﬁnger nail.”—G. H., Armada, Mich.

My uncle was taking a highway census
one day, and his son Royal. seven years,
old, said to his mother: .i‘Mama, is a ,
census to give people their senses?’——-‘
V.‘ H., Lake City, Mich. ’ ~ '

  
 
  

   

  

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\ > _As soon as the time’is‘ ‘up'
remove the jars ‘or cans from thermter. '

Invert all glass jars and

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edition of Tan ,Busrn‘nss FARMER I notice
ed a request for canning butter beans. I
am very pleased to respond

"To have fresh vegetables is always
the important thing. Pick beans and
wash thoroughly. Cut in desired size. I
use a waterless cooker, but any cooker
will do if rack is placed in bottom. Place
clean jars, rubbers adjusted, in cooker.
Lay in covers to sterilize. The cooker is
about half full of warm water.
tightly and boil ten minutes. Leaving
jars in cooker (as they are too hot to
handle) pack beans in ﬁrmly. Add a tea-
spoonful of salt to a quart of beans. Then
pour on boiling water to overﬂow. Place
covers. If glass tops. adjust to clamp
only; if screw tops, turn only two or
three times. Boil slowly three hours. Re-
move Jars from cooker; fasten tops tight.

“After jars have become cold, if your
tops are glass, remove clamps and try to
lift glass cover. If it comes off, some-
thing has gone wrong and beans will not
keep. so use them right away. But if
glass cover is tight, it is safe to store
them for the winter.

“I have wonderful luck with mine and
they are delicious. I hope I have been of
some help."——Mrs. W. C. Bell, Oakland
County.

 

 

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Dandy Dill Pickles.—Select small cu-
cumbers and wash. Lay them _in a quart
glass can so they will stand upright. With
shears, cut pieces of dill—stem, seed, and
all—all you can .hold in two ﬁngers. Put
this on cucumbers. Put in another layer
of cucumbers, then more dill the same
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8.169 —This becoming apron- -dress will be found
to be both practical and comfortable. l’ercale and
gham are the materials most suitable.

Cut in 9 sizes: 38, 40, 42, 44, 46,48,510,
62. and 54 inches bust measure. 46 inch
size requires 4 yards of 36 inch material and5
yards 0 bias binding for trimming.

61 11.——Dainty and pretty ils this cool summer
frock for a little miss. It will be most attractive
made of ﬂowered voile. organd,di1nity, or silk
crepe; but gingham. percale. an the cotton prints
no also be used successfgilly.

Cuto in 4 sizes: , . 8, and 10 years. A
year size requires 1 % yards 39 inch material, and
1 56 yards of bias binding.

SHOPPER’S NOTEBOOK

Just because you are past ﬁfty. don’t think you
have to wear dull, d1ab colors. The pastel shades
are extremely becoming to women with gray hair
and summer is the ideal time to wear them. Pale
blue,“ ﬂesh color, orchid, cool green—1111 are be-

“-3
Straight tailored velveteen coats are extremely
popular for summer wear. They are seen in all

What next! Girls have been wearing men's
handkerchiefs, scarfs, ties, and sweaters for some
time, and now they have adopted men's pajamas,

oCotton athletic suits are the coolest underwear
(or men in hot weather, and are easy to launder.
This season the soft- collar shirt for men is
much smarter than the shirt with separate starched
collar, and it has the added feature of being more
comfortable as well.
Ties this season should blend harmoniously with
the suit and shirt, and should be either very in-
conspicuous in pattern or entirely plain.

BE SURE TO GIVE SIZE
ALL PATTERNS 13c EACH—
2 FOR 25c POSTPAID

ADD 10c FOR SPRING AND SUMMER
928 FASHION 800 OK
Order from thlo or former quoo o! The Bullnou
former. olvlno number and sign your
nomo "and address ololnl y.
Address all orders {or pattern: to

Pattern Department

THE BUSINESS FARMER
4 Mt. Clemens, Mich.

ems—L! (In the June _

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awa‘gr for a m ., .or more, then use as
wanted. They are ﬁne.
too.

Sliced Dill Pickles.—-Select large cu-»

cumbers for pickles. Wash and peel.
Slice fine as you would for table use. Fill
a pint or a quart jar full by pressing in
as many as you can. Cut dill in pieces
and put in jar between slices about twice.
Use 2 tablespoonsful strong vinegar, 1
tablespoonful salt, and a pinch of alum
in each quart Jar. Fill with cold water.
Put rubber and top on and seal tight.
Set away. for a month or more. One can
also cut large cucumbers lengthwise in
four or six pieces and treat the same way
as above. These can be put up a few
cans at any time, and they are so little
work—Mrs. Geo. Morgan, Kalamazoo
County.

 

 

WOMEN’S EXCHANGE

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Frlnt It FRI! undou- thlo Mill's provldlnsé

label from noun tore"
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——MR8. I‘ANNII TAYLOR. ldltnl'.

 

197.-—I have Corona typewriter, latest
improved model, what have you7—Mrs.
Clemmle C. Davidson, R. 1, Deford, Mich.

 

198.——Part wool green winter dress,
size 14, for patchwork pieces—Mrs. A.
Whidden, R. 1, Vassar, Mich.

 

199.—200-egg x-ray incubator for full
grown Flemish Giant buck and doe—Mrs.
C. E. Wanzer, R. 2, Harrisville, Mich.

 

 

For the Movie Fan

 

 

Bamona.—(A United Artists produc-
tion.) Helen Hunt Jackson wrote this
beautiful love story of early California
years ago, and it has long been a literary
favorite: but now Dolores Del Rio, that
talented Mexican star, has made it live
again for us. Her screen intrepretation
of the role of the Spanish and Indian
maiden, Ramona, is the work of an art-
ist. She is well supported by Warner
Baxter, who is Alessandro, the girl’s lover
and husband. The story deals with the
early persecution of the Indians, and the
love of two men for one girl. Aside from
the quality of the play itself, the beauty
and picturesqueness of the scenic back-
ground of the production are enough in
themselves to recommend it to the theater
goer.

 

 

Homespun Yarn

 

 

Try cooking a few dates in the morn-
ing cereal and watch the family take
to it. ,_

Aunt Ada's Axioms: The best furniture
polish contains a large amount of elbow
grease.

Use warm water and a moderate
amount of soap for washing woolens and
they will not shrink so badly.

...___.L—__

When fresh fruit is high, canned toma-
toes are a good substitute. Three serv-
ings a week are none too many.

 

 

Favorite Songs

 

 

N0 DISAPPOINTBIENT IN HEAVEN

There’s no disappointment in heaven,
No weariness, sorrow or pain,

No hearts that are bleeding and broken,
No song with a minor refrain;

The clouds of our ea1thly horizon

Will never appear in the sky,

For all will be sunshine and gladness,
With never a sob nor a sigh.

Chorus:
I’m bound for that beautiful city
My Lord has prepared for his own,
Where all the redeemed of all 21ch
Sing glory around the white throne.
Sometimes I grow homesick for heaven
And the g101ies I there shall behold;
What a. joy that will be .
When my SaviOr I see
In the beautiful city of gold

We’ll never pay rent for our mansion
The taxes will never come due,

Our garments will never grow threadbare
.But always be fadeless and new;

We’ll never be hungry nor thirsty,
Nor languish in poverty there .
For all the rich bounties of heaven
His sanctiﬁed children will share.

There’ll never be crepe on the doorknob,
No funeral train in the sky;

No graves on the hillsides of glory,
For there we shall nevermo‘re die;
The old shall be young there forever,
Transformed in a moment of time,
Immortal we’ll stand in His likeness
The stars and the sun to Outshine.

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'I'HIS fER'I'IlIZER

made

Do you know what ingredients go into a bag of fertilizer
you buy? Do you know how various chemicals are mixed
to give the proper analysis of your fertilizer? These and
many other things you can learn about Wolverine Fer- '
tilizers if you will visit our new modern plant in Lansing.
1 Many Michigan farmers come to Lansing on legislative 4’
business or on business at the Michigan State College.
Plan on taking at least a short time and visit our plant.
You will get an entirely different idea on the whole sub- '
ject of commercial fertilizers. You will ﬁnd the trip in-
teresting and proﬁtable. You will be able to more intel-
ligently apply fertilizers to your crops because
you will know more about them.

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Dealers Wanted.
:We still have
s 0 n1 e available
territory in which
we want respon-
sible dealers.
Write for details.

Our new plant is
located at the
end of Hymount
St. on the Mich-
igan Central R.
R.North Lansing. 1, ,
You are welcome. , ' _~‘

 

. The Michigan Fertilizer Company .

General Office: 1001 Beach 31413.. Lansing, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE WINDMILL
for a Lifetime

Is all you will need to buy if you select with
care. The Auto-Oiled Aermotor is made to
last a lifetime. It oils itself, adjusts itself to
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
' will do the rest: One oiling a year is all that it needs. ‘

 
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
    
 
 

  
   
  
 
 
 
 
  
  

The improved Auto-Oiled Aermotor is stronger and
better than ever. It 15 so skillfully designed and 71%-!"

so well made that there is nothing to get out of ' '2
order. Turn it loose and let it run, and you will
always have fresh water when you want it.

i” 5. 111-2111107011 co. .. 2500 Roosevelt Road .. Chicago
Dallas Des Moineo Oakland Kansas City Minneapolis

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And Clean Scalp

Cuticura-
'Sﬁap l:1n(‘lv0in:lment
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75;“ Our New Shaving Sticks

SILOS, Concrete Stave

[attest improvements, air ti ht. moisture proof,
oil mixed stave. Send to; in der. Agents wanted.

THE SMITH SILO 00.. KALAMAZOO. HIGH.

We are always glad to receive pic-
tures from our godd friends to pub?
lish in M. B. F. If you have some
kodak pictures that you think would
print well send them in and we will
see what we can do. All pictures
are retuined to senders when ,we
are through with them. Address

THE Enr'rfo'n, , ‘
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‘. Iéct's all be gay to know.

'When’er a day is done,

V'Thcr are an out or energy, their bodies

‘ (take the pledge today,
our Page We all will stay, V,
And do our best.

't' forget our color trim
. loyal gold and blue.
With all the rest.

Our‘Pagc is goin' to grow,
Above the rest.

I .Lct's work with all our might.
“We know it’s all for the right,‘

And for the best.
Be glad, yes every one,

You’ve done your best.
Do not stop today,
Keep going on your way,
Work with the rest.

Now pledge one more, dear friend.
Before this verse I end,
You’ll try the test.
Be merry every day,
Call happiness your pay,
And “Do Your Best.“

EAR BOYS AN'D GIRLS: I

thought by this time I would be

able to give you the names and
addresses of the champion artists of
our large family but there were so
many entries and such a large num-
ber of good drawings that we have
not been able to complete the judg-
ing. Probably we can tell in the next
issue and publish the winning pic-
tures at the same time. In the mean-
time we will give the winners of the
“Descriptive Names of Cities” con-
test which proved to be very inter-
esting according to the number of
answers I received.

Thomas Westbrook, R. 7, Ionia,
won ﬁrst prize, a dandy scout knife
which he will ﬁnd very useful. Sec-
ond prize, an occasional table, went
to Velma Moore, Lake City. Ruth
Harper, Lyons, won a pretty picture
frame as third prize, while Helen
Crane, R. 8, Owosso, received a love-
ly purse as fourth.

Now 1 will give you the answers
to the contest so you can see how
many you got right. Here they are:
1, Flint; 2, Portland; 3, Traverse
City; 4, Battle Creek; 5, Grand Rap-
ids; 6, Jackson; 7, Newport; 8, Saint
Louis; 9, Bay City; 10, Port Huron;
11, Ann Arbor; 12, Superior.

What ones did you miss out on?
Most of the boys and girls found
either number 2 or number 8 the
stickers. Harbor .Beach was the
choice of many for number 2 while
St. Joseph was the favorite for num-
ber 8. Few had more than two wrong
and a large number had only one.
Two of the letters were rather un-
usual, one being written on birch
bark and the other had the pages
fastened together with porcupine
quills.

But now we better have a new con—
.test and several have suggested that
We have another of our old reliable
“Read and Win” contests so here
goes.

1. What is it that Mr. Bowman
couldn’t do without?

2. How did A. H. Collins win $25.

3. Where can you see fertilizer
made?

4. What company
thousand inspectors?

5. ‘What is it that the highest
heat of the motor cannot break
down?

6. What should you buy
Economical Transportation”?

7. Where is Crater Lake?

8. What car has the new “Silver-
Dome” high-compression motor?

9. Was mole drainage known a
hundred years ago?

10. Which do you think is the
best advertisement in this issue?
Tell why you think so in not more
‘than 100 words.

Ten questions to answer and the
ﬁrst four to send in the correct an-
swers, including the'page number
where answer was found, will get
Mystery Prizes. The contest closes
July 10th and any letters post-
marked later than noon of that day
will not be counted, so send your let-
ter in just as soon as possible.—
UNCLE NED.

 

employs a

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Our Boys and Girls

Dear Uncle Nedz—Our president has
suggested some very interesting topics to
discuss.
older person gets intoxicated but it looks
terrible when the younger boys get that
way. I know some boys that aren’t 16
years of age and they drink like a horse.

 

 

It doesn’t look so bad when an

 

are spoiled. (the liquor got the but of _

them. My father and none of our-funny
'drink and they get along just as good.
even better, than those that drink. It'll
just a habit. Some folks say they simply
can’t get along without it. I’d be asham-
cd of myself if I couldn't control myself.
None of those drinkers know what harm
liquor does to the body. If they did
know the wouldn’t take a. ‘teaspoonful.

Now smoking is another bad habit
which you can control. None of my fam-
ily smokes. -I think it really looks worse
for a girl to smoke than a. boy, but it
harms both the same. It effects the mind
and in fact harms the whole body. Some
boys think they are men when they smoke
but that is all nonsense. I think if par-J
ents would look after their small children
this wouldn’t happen many times. _

As for bobbing hair, I don't. say much
on that subject because it ,doesn't. harm?
the body but it looks real funny on some-
people. But rouge and powder are al-
most as bad as smoking. They harm the»
complexion and cost money.
lot of girls would look nicer if they did-
n’t use that dope on their faces.

I wouldn’t take a. drink, a smoke, or put V

rouge and powder on my face. I wouldn’t

call our President an old faded wall ﬂow-

or because she is right in every way.
Come on boys and girls, give your

opinions on these topics—John Vloek, R.

2, Box 70, Carleton, Mich.

FYour ideas are very good, John—Uncle
ed.

 

Dear Uncle Ned z—If Eathel Fay Sharp
wants to hear someone’s opinion she can
hear mine although it is entirely different
from her‘s.

I think for the time we are living in
she is too old fashioned for me, 100 years
behind the times the way it sounds.

You read in the paper that the boyish
bob was going to be more stylish this
summer. Just the same, it doesn’t hurt
anybody. The one that doesn’t like it
doesn’t have to get it. Isn’t that right,
Uncle Ned?

As for smoking, the one that smokes
doesn't care for his or her health so why
should Eathel? Drinking isn’t so bad if
the boys like it. Leave them drink, if
they get caught it is their own hard luck.

The way you talk, Eathel, you wish you
were back in your great—grand—parents’
days. I think if I had lived then I would
have gone crazy. Just thing, no shows,
no dance halls or public parks, no other

places of amusement to go to. \Boy, they

sure were tame those days.

As for me, right now I live ten miles
from the city and see two shows a week,
go to public dance halls, and am just
crazy about jazz music. In the summer
time we young people all get together and
go swimming in the lake at least two
times a week.

1 am also sociable, Eathel, and have lots
of friends and boy friends, too, and am
not tame and old fashioned like you.

I think while a person is young he or
she should be full of fun and wild. There
is still plenty of time to tame down when
you are older. Girls and boys, there is
nothing more interesting in your

Imuke.‘

life -

when you get. aid, in your youth in the”

time to enjoy yourself. Come on you

old fashioned “kids,” isn’t. it the truth? '_

89-! “rest." he sports. Let's hear from
the rest of you ﬂapper gals—"A 'Wild.
Flower' In Full 'Bloom.”

e—Who "Wild Flower' may be is a myst-
ery to me but frankly I think she has
painted herself in much brighter colors
than she should in order to stir up some
comments. I admit I really like bobbed
hair and think it must be a. great relief to
girls who have been wearing it long and
spending a lot of time doing up their
hair. Of course, elderly ladies do not
look just right with their hair cut any
more than Uncle Ned would, with his
long whiskers, wearing the ﬂashy clothes
of the young men of today.

As for smoking and drinking. I donut
think girls should do either and would
prefer not to see boys do them, especially-
drink. Frankly, I can see no good reason
for letting ourselves become the slaves. of.
such habits as drinking or smoking. Can
you? Good shows are all right and so
are public dances if they are properly

conducted and girls do- not attend unas-

corted. Her idea of there being nothing
interesting in life when you are old is
entirely wrong. From personal experi--
ence and from observation I know that
there is much to enjoy when one grows
old. Some day she will» realize that her
statement was made without thought.—
Uncle Ned.

Dear‘ Uncle Nedz—I suppose you do not
stand for apologies but I have been so
busy I could ﬁnd no time to write. Say.
Uncle, I lost my membership pin in an
accident that could not be avoided. Is‘
there any way by which I can get another,
either by contest or sending money?

Well, I will close or you will get tired
of my chatter. Hoping Mr. W. B. had
a' good supper from this, I am, your neice,
Margaret Collins, Onaway, Mich.
—When Mr. W. B. saw your letter write-A
ten on the large piece of birch bark he
was bound he was going to have it for
his supper because he had never eaten
any birch bark and he thought it would
be nice and tender. And it would be a
change of diet for him. That was quite
an idea, Margaret, writing your letter on
birch bark instead of paper. Just for
that I think I will have to send you an-
other pin without any cost or extra work
on your part. Hope you have better luck
with this one.-Uncle Ned.

 

 

Tongue Twisters

 

 

When a twister a twisting would twist
him a twist, for twisting a twist three
twists he will twist; but if one of the
twists untwists from the twist, the twist
untwisting untwists the twist.

'Of all the smells I ever smelt, I never
smelt a smell that smelt as bad as this
smell smells—Gladys Perry, R. 4, Cros-
well, Mich.

Theophilus Thistle, the successful
thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve full of un—

 

 

 

 

Scouting for Farm Boys ’

Boy Scouts of America, Department of Rural Scouting.
(All inquiries regarding scouting should be addressed to the
Scouting Editor, The Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich.)

 

 

 

TROOP WENT TO PIECES

Dear Scouting Editorz—I saw an art-
icle in THE BUSINESS FARMER “Scouting
for Farm Boys” and so I am writing some
personal problems and would like to know
if you could help me.

About two years ago another boy and
I started a Boy Scout troop here. We
were going to school when we started
it, so we had a meeting every Friday,
but during the summer vacation we could
not have any meetings, because so many
of the boys lived so far apart that they
could not get together.

The chief trouble was that we did not
have the cooperation of the Scoutmaster
and Assistant Scoutmaster. I did my best
to hold the troop together, but I did not
have enough backing from the others, so
it was dropped altogether.

Five 01; six would like to carry it on,
so when I saw your item in the paper. I
decided to start a farm patrol. I would
like to know if it isn’t possible for me to
ﬁnd a Scoutmaster, whether I could take
charge myself. I am 16 years old and
have had some experience in my other
trial, so I think I could do pretty well.
The others that want to join all like me
and wanted me for Patrol Leader in the
troop. ,

Please send me, as soon as possible,
directions for starting a Farm Patrol. We
take the M..B. F. and like it very well.—
Em‘il Comandilla, Wellston, Mich.

.--I was interested in your letter about the
trouble you had two years ago be keen-

 

ing up your Scout Troop. I am sorry that
you did not have a Scoutmaster and As—
sistant who -were really interested. If
they had really been interested in Scout-
lng, they would not have ”allowed the
troop to go to pieces.

No, it is impossible to form a Scout
troop or farm patrol without a Scoutmast-
er who is at least 21 years of age. The.
Boy Scouts of America has never belived
that boys should organize and run their
own groups entirely without the guidance
and advice of an adult leader.

I would advise you to try and interest
some teacher, minister, county agent, or
the father of one of the boys in being
Scoutmaster. A good Scoutmaster is the
keynote of any successful troop. You boys
might form a group and carry it along
for a time, but eventually it would break
up if there were no older head to plan
out meeting programs, give tests, preserve
discipline, and straighten out the many

~problems that naturally come up in the

conduct of a Scout troop.
Try putting this matter before some
men who will get a farm club, grange,
school board, church, or other organiza-
tion to sponsor Scouting in your neigh-
borhood. This group should be instruct-
ed to form a. troop committee of three to
ﬁve men (ﬁve for a troop, three for a.
farm Patrol), this committee will‘then ap-
point the Seoutmaster. .\ ' _
If you do not sowed after trying this
plan I have outlined, In! no W'md I
will give you another plan. . .

' picture and wrote, “This

- ‘ lions Club;

* Helen 15; means

 
 
 
    
   
    
    
     
      
       
       
 
    
    
   
   
   
   
        
        

   

“ME AND MY NEPHEW”
Alcda Scholma, B. I, “lenient, sent in this
it myself and my
little nephew. Freddie Hum... He In
about a you and oi; months old."

sifted thistles, thrust three thousand

' thistles through the thick of his thumb.

Now if Theophilus Thistle, the successful
thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve of un-
sifted thistles, thrust three thousand
thistles through the thick of his thumb,
see that thou in sifting a. sieve full of un-
sifted -thiStles. thrust not three thousand
thistles through the thick of thy thumb.
Success to the successful thistle sitter.—
Pauline Allen, Kings Mill, Mich.

 

 

Riddles

 

Why is a. caterpillar like a buckwheat
pancake? Because it makes the butter
ﬂy.—Walter Polachek, R. 2, Paris, Mich.

Big at the bottom, little at the top.
something inside goes whippity whop.
Churn.

What fruit is a new married couple
like. A green pear.

These are some riddles I learned when
I was a girl.--E. M. Polley, Owosso, Mich.

Where was Noah when the light went
out? In the dark, -

Why do hens lay eggs in the daytime?
Because at night they are roosters.—
Gertrude De Vries, Dorr, Mich.

 

 

Jokes

 

 

GUESS THE NUMBER

A negro went into the chicken coop and
the man, hearing him, came running out
of the house. The negro came out of the
coop and seeing the man said, “Hey, mist-
er! If you can‘guess how many chickens
I have in this bag I’ll give you both of
them.——Louis‘e vanderswag, Box 252,
Spring Lake, Mich. ‘

CHANGED THEIR NATIONALITY

“Did you ever hear," inquired a wag—
gish acquaintance, "of the American avi—
ator who, owing to an accident to his
airplane, changed his nationality and
came down a Russian?”

“Yes,” we replied, falling in with his
humor, "but we heard this aviator car-
ried a. passenger who also changed his
nationality. He landedon some tele-
graph wires and came down a Pole.”—
Velma Moore, R. 1, Lake City, Mich.

 

 

A Game to Play

 

 

THE liiNnoo MAGICIAN

DENTICAL slips of paper are given
Ieach player, and each then writes on

his piece a short sentence of about
four words. The magician collects the
carefully folded slips, which no one has
seen but the person writing them, and
gives them to someone. This person
gives one to the magician, who presses it,
still folded, against his forehead, with his
eyes closed. After a moment’s silence,
he says any sentenCe at random, and
asks who wrote it. An accomplice, who
did not write a sentence (a fact which
he carefully conceals), acknowledge it.
The magician then looks at the paper os-
tensibly to verify it, bUt really to read
it. A new slip is then handed him, which
he places against his forehead, as before
but reads the sentence on the previous
paper. A guest, not in the secret, has to
admit writing it, and this continues till
all the papers are read.

 

 

The Children’s

"Niutlu. Do Your Best
Colors: Blue and Gold
Eathel Fay Sharp
President

Vice-From ‘ ent

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Secretary—Treasurer

 

 

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- Sam—There was no farm work
done'insiﬁveek: too wet. Corn coming on

ﬁne; scone ﬁelds getting woody. Some

Mentalist were put in the seconlwtime
drowned out. There was large norms
drowned- out. One farmer lost, 40 acres.
Quite a few to go in yet. Pastures good.
but will not be much hay. Harvest will
belate. Not much cultivatioa done so far.
Quotations from Hemlock: Wheat, $1.57:
com. $1.00: oats. 66o: beans. $9.65; po-
tatoes, 750; butter, 43c: eggs, soc—1r. D.,
June 26...

Charlevoix.—We are having good mak-

ing rain‘whioh is badly needed. Potatoes

up; corn also. Do not see any large
ﬁelds of corn. as there seems to be short-
age of seed. Greater part of bean crop in.
Hens still laying. Chicks doing well.
Pastures line here. Wish I had more
sheep. Hogs run in woods: nearly set
their own living and look good. Soon
be haying time: will have .85 acres to
out. Alfalfa looks on... Hay should be a
good crop here. Most all heifers being
raised or sold to other farmers who raise

» them. Wheat still in good shape; rye and

oats also are heading out. The county
is beautiful here and the sooner the
people of Michigan learn of the treasure
they have in northern Michigan the better
off they will be. We have not had any
serious forest ﬁres this year. Fire ward—
ens about ’6 mile from here. They are
always on look out. We were badly wor-
ried through dry spell for fear of ﬁre.
Quotations from Petoskey: Oats, 700; po-.
tatoes, $1.00; eggs, 24c.——-S. K. W., June
25.

Midland—Beans in bad shape. Second
planting nearly ruined and in many places
entirely gone. What is left are in spots
on ﬁelds. Water standing has cooked
them. Still is raining. Quack grass look-
ing splendid. High winds knocking fruit
from trees. Quotations from Midland:
Wheat. $1.70; oats. 77c; rye, $1.20; beans,
$9.40; potatoes, 76c: butter, 46c; eggs,
26c.—B. V. 0.. June 24. -

Montcllm.—WO certainly are having
wet peculiar season. Most busy cultivat-
ing. Quite large acreage of potatoes have
been planted around here, also small grain
looking good. Farmers will be rushed if
they try to keep ahead of weeds. Quota!
tions from Stanton: Wheat. $1.50; corn,
56c; oats, 50c; rye. $1.10; beans, $9.00;
butter, 440; eggs, 250.—Mrs. C. T., June
25.

Hillsdale (N. W.).—We're having quite
a lot of rain, so that ground is in good
shape. Quite' a number of farmers have
set cabbage and contract cucumbers have
.been sown. Some haying has been started
but too wet for good hay weather. Oats
and barley sure look line. Some report-
ing ﬁne spring seedlings—C. H., June 25.

Newago.———Farmers all done seeding and
have been cultivating early potatoes and
corn, also beans. Too much rain hinders
cultivation. Will be starting haying in
another week. Gardens looking good for
so backward s. spring. Rye looking good.

 

 

MUSINGS or A
PLAIN FARM]!!!

_________.—J

 

 

 

 

HE recent rains have given me an

opportunity to remove the rye from

the wheat and catch any other foul
stuff that happens to be in my path.

Some of our'best farmers seldom have
obnoxious weeds. But I have always
raised them under the most favorable
seasonal conditions. Guess it’s the high
fertility of the soiL Or something!

0 O 0

Wheat is a poor prospect this year for
two reasons. It has been iced and vetoed.
I have no control over the ice and about
the same amount of inﬂuence with the

other reason.
It 3 O

The powers that control the marlmting
of this wheat would pay about as much
attention to me as they would to that
frog creaking in the pool yonder. Or a
dog haying at the moon.

, l t 0

So I’ll sit on this stump for a spell and
smoke and twirl my corn knife and think
no more on these deep poiiticai problems.

‘ O 0 0

Being refmshed I will rise again and
snatch rye from this wheat so it will be
of good quality and make wholesome
bread for the peozleff this land.

But should they become shameful and
force us farmers to fold up our business
and get out, perhaps our successors would

not be 'so diligent as paid hands as we ‘

the owners.

0 t 0 .
, Then weeds will run rampant. the soils
will lose their fertility and we will be-

came 'a nation of importers.
, , J, V . .

Thenthe monomer will be towel to my -:

and m and mus-rin-

.tcld ydu so!"

  

 

Cherries getting ripe. Will soon be pick-
ing, Cherry crop reported good this year.
Also fair peach crop ,expected. Not many
winter apples but lots of summer apples.
Hay kind of short this year. Farmers'
wives are sure busy. Quotations from
Hesperia: Wheat. $1.60: corn, 51.12; oats,
75c; rye. 90c; beans, $12.00; potatoes,
$1.90; butter, 50c; eggs, 250.—E. McC.,
June 25. . -

Miand (N. W.).—-Plenty of rain.
Everything growing tine. Day Wages
high; fifty cents an hour and board, for
hay and harvest help. I don't wonder so
many farmers are selling their homes.
Quotations from Holly: Wheat. $1.61:
oats, 720; rye, $1.20: beans, $9.50; butter,
(00; eggs, 30e.—-J. D. 0., June 23.

Emmet—Several nice rains past week
and is raining today. Makes farmers
look pleasant as May and June have been
very dry. Spring was late but farmers
are well caught up with work. Oats and
barley look good.‘ Plenty of fruit and
berries. Pasture good. Quotations from
Petoskey: Potatoes, 75c; butter, 35¢;
eggs, 27c.-—R. D., June 26.

Genesee.——-Considerable rain has fallen
recently; has hindered farm work. Heavy
lands are now too wet to do anything
with. Will not be much knee high corn
by Fourth of July. Only few acres of
hay been cut. Beans coming good but
have not been cultivated. Large acreage
of potatoes being planted—H. 8., June 25.

St. Joseph—Alfalfa hay is being made.
Most of it isn't out on account of wet
weather. June clover will also be cut

. enthusiastic over it.

our. .wheat is beginning umm i ,.
and will be a: light crop. How will also

 

-_ be light. Late potatoes coming up. Pest- ..
'ures holding out fairly well.—-A. J. 11,

June 27.

Kent—We've had lots or rain lately
and small grains and meadows are look-
ing ﬁne. Alfalfa in blossom and wheat
and rye headed out. Corn poor but late

potatoes and beans looking good. Farm-4

ers busy cultivating; few are beginning
to cut hay as old hay is scarce and high
priced. About all farmers in this vicinity
have signed up as “Minute Men”: all are
Quotations from
Grand Rapids: Wheat, $1.54’; corn, $1.20;
oats, 700; rye, $1.00: beans, $9.45; pota-
toes, 500; butter, 47c; eggs, 280.-——Mrs.
L. H., June 28.

Saglnaw (S. E.).—-—Another heavy rain
on the 18th which ﬂooded ﬁelds and ruin-
ed crops. especially beans and potatoes.
There will be no surplus of beans and po-
tatoes here this fall. We will be lucky if
we grow enough for our own use. Also
no com is expected in this section;' no
cultivating can be done, ground too soft.
Wheat will be about half crop. Hay also
light crop. Quotations from Saginaw:
Wheat, $1.57; corn. $1.00; oats, 70c; rye,
$1.15; beans, $9.60; potatoes, 750; butter,
500; eggs, 320.——E. C. M., June 28.

Sanilac.—It has been excessively wet
for the past ten days. All lowland under
water. Corn badly damaged. Beans total
loss. No fear of over production of beans
this year. Potatoes in many ﬁelds just
planted have rotted. Oats have turned
yellow. Wheat seems to stand weather
very well. Some have rye planted second
time and the third at this late date. It
is taking a long chance. Pasture and
cows seem to be great combination this

    

hens. “.170: potatoes. $1.002cwt.;

"i: .
. m; eggs, fare—A. c. Mon, June

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Practical Poultry-Farming.——By L. M.
Hurd. Extension Instructor in Poultry
Husbandry, New York State College of.
Agriculture, Cornell University. Tho
poultryman who keeps hens as a. main
enterprise. the farmer whose ﬂock is inx
cidental to other farm operations, and the
owner or prospective owner of a small
ﬂock will all ﬁnd this book useful and
proﬁtable to read. Mr. Hurd has long
managed his own successful poultry-farm

“in Massachusetts and from his experience

as extension specialist is familiar with
the conditions and problems of the in--
dustry as a whole and of other poultry-v
men. In writing this book he has had the i
advantage not only of his own experience 2
and observation, but of the facilities oil 5
the poultry department of Cornell Uni-
versity. Complete information is given on
prevention and control of poultry diseases.
and the raising of turkeys, guinea fowls.
peafowls, ducks, geese and swans, pigeons,
and pheasants. Published by MacMillan
Company and sells at $3.50, postage paid. ,

Received the merchandise. Many .
thanks. Had almost given up hopes of re-
ceiving any response but your letter had “
the desired effect. Thanking you again. ‘
-—C. 8.. Branch, Mich.

 

 

 

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ASIC importance of agriculture is un

fundamental, economic trut . .
the Missouri Paciﬁc organization is d '
branches of Agriculture on a. happy and prosperous basxs.

~ Demand and market for products of Agriculture are incrc '
portion than our increases in population would seem to Justify. Improved transportation
Fresh fruits and vegetables, only recently re-
s, new are common articles of diet
y every table in the country. American producers now are 1113.1:-
2,000,000 car loads of perishable fruits and vegetables. This is
Virtually double the consumption in the United States less than ten years ago and the
the possibility for future development.

——distribution—is largely responsible. .
ferred to as “out of season” and as hot house luxuric
the year round on nearl
kcting annually nearly

fact is mentioned merely to show

Responsibility for agricultural development rests .prim_
living on the land, but other institutions such as the Missouri . ‘
earnest desire is, to be of great service in working out and applying the. solution of the
so-called problem of Agriculture. That is the reason the Missouri Pacxﬁc Lines mam-
tain a staﬁ of experts available to assist in the development of any community or sec-
tion along sound and practical lines.

{1 .Our experts do not advocate “growing
before,” but they do advocate more eﬁimen
words, Missouri Paciﬁc men advocate more
on fewer acres. And, in addition,
tion that has for its ultimate aim, a cash ‘

There are vast areas of comparatively

the assistance of the .
pect. Qur organizatio
anyone interested shoul

’ I solicit your co-operation and assistance.

it solicits the opportunity to
d feel free to consult any Misso

 

A Statement to the Public by L. W. Baldwin, President of the

MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES

 

7 Future of the Southwest
Will Be Measured by the

' Agricultural Development

 

questioned. Everyone knows that sound and
lasting prosperity in the United States is dependent upon the prosperity of our
Agricultural Industry. This is especially true in the Great Southwest. And this
h is recognized by the Missouri Paciﬁc Lines. Furthermore.
' oing everything possible to assist in putting all

asing in far greater pro—

arily on the people who are
Paciﬁc Lines can, and our

two blades of grass where only one grew
t and economical production. Or, in other
bales of cotton or bushels of wheat or corn
they advocate an intelligent diversiﬁcation of produc-
‘pay day” on every far

undeveloped territory along the Missouri
Paciﬁc Lines and not only the experts in our AgriculturabDevelopment organization but
also every member of the Missouri Paciﬁc Lines family wxll gladly help farmers and any

others interested in any scheme or p

' Millions of dollars of new _
3‘ Southwest, in some instances largely and m many places at least . .
Missouri Paciﬁc Lines. ‘More such tangible prosperity IS .111 pros—
bc helpful wherever posSIblc and
uri Paciﬁc man at any time.

in every month.

lan for constructive development of any community.

wealth have been created and put in circulation in the
partially as a result of

 

President
Missouri Paciﬁc Lines

 

 

 

 

 

  

      
    
    
   
   
    
 
     

   


  

  
 
 

 

     
  
 
 
   

   
      
  
   
  
  
   
  
   
   
 
 
  
 

Thousands of dairymen who kept rec-
ords of feed costs, discovered some
amazing facts about feeding grain on
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lookout for stomach worms in

their ﬂocks, advises the animal
husbandry department at Michigan
State College. - Warm, muggy weath-
er, with frequent rainfall, is said to
be conducive to the development of
this parasite in sheep, and heavy
losses are likely to occur if precau-
tion is not taken.

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said to occur most frequently when
sheep are left to graze on the same
pasture year after year, although
heavy infestations and losses may
also occur with the ﬂock on new pas-
ture. This is due to the fact that a
number of these parasitesimay be
carried over in the digestive tract of
the breeding ewe, and, in seasons
such as the present, may heavily in-
fest a new pasture in a single season.

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a. ﬂock is indicated by the lambs be-
coming dull and listless and the wool
dry and harsh. The skin, which
should be a bright pink, becomes
pale, and the eyelids are pale and
colorless when they should be a net-
work of bright red blood vessels.
Diarrhea is also often present.

When any of the above symptoms
are present in a ﬂock, or if a num
ber of the sheep were not thrifty last
season, treatment for stomach worms
with copper sulphate is recommend-
ed. Full directions for this treat-

or from the animal husbandry de-
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HOLSTEIN BREEDERS HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION
HE Forty-Third Annual Conven-
tion of the Holstein-Friesian
Association of America was held
in the Hotel Schroeder, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin on June 5-6. Delegates
from forty-six states, the District of
Columbia and Canada were present.
The ﬁrst ,day was an open forum day
devoted to discussions of various re—
solutions and other business matters
which were prepared for official ac-
tion to be taken on June 6. Vice-
President L. M. Thompson of Mon-
trose, Pennsylvania, served as chair-
man. Mr. Fred Southcott, President
of the Holstein-Friesian Association
of Wisconsin welcomed the delegates
and visitors to Milwaukee and Wis-
cousin.

The Wisconsin association served
as host to the Convention. Plenty of
entertainment was furnished. The
ladies were taken on sight seeing
trips and theatre parties.

A “fun frolic" was staged the eve-
ning of the ﬁrst day. All the Holstein
fans crowded into the large conven-
tion hall and enjoyed the musical
and dancing program.

One June 6 the convention proper
took place. Honorable Frank 0. Low-
den, Oregon, Illinois, President of
The Holstein-Friesian Association of
America presided. Mayor Hoan of
Milwaukee gave the address of wel-
come. He stressed the importance
of waterway transportation with ade-
quate docks and municipally owned
water fronts. Several minor cha gas
were made in the constitution nd
by-laws and resolutions passed. The
most important action taken by the‘
delegates was authorizing the board
or directors to purchase the oﬁice of
the secretary at Brattleboro, Ver-
.mont.

Mr. Malcolm H. Gardner, who has
served as Superintendent of Ad-
vanced Registry for the past twenty-
three years resigned his position. Mr.
H. W. Norton of Michigan is the new
Superintendent of Advanced Regis-
try, Delavan, Wisconsin.

Mr. Frank O. Lowden was unani-
m usly re—elected President, which
0 ice he has held for the past seven
years. L.» M. Thompson, Montrose.
Pennsylvania, was re—elected Vice-
President.. ,New, directors elected
were, Martin Buth, Comstock Park,
Michigan; F. M. Peasley, Cheshire,
Connecticut; and E. S. Hass, Nor—
walk, California. H. V. Noyes, Ken-
wood, N. Y.; W. H. Mott, Herring-
ton, Kansas and Harry Yates, Or-
chard Park, N. Y. were re-elected to
the board of directors. .

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\held in Philadelphia.

HEEP raise'rs should be on the,

ment may be had from county agents '

Over. four hundred attended the
annual Holstein banquet held the
evening of June sixth. A. J. Glover,
editor of Boards Dairyman, gave the
principal address. .

At a meetingot the Board of Di-
rectors, ‘ Houghton Seaverns' was
chosen as the new Secretary or the
Holstein-Friesian Association of
America. Mr. Seaverns is a nephew
of the late secretary Frederick L.
Houghton. He has served as assis-
tant secretary for several years so is
very well qualiﬁed for this new posi—
tion.

The Ninth Co—Operative National
Holstein-Friesian Sale was held at
the State Fair Grounds, Milwaukee.
Wisconsin, June 7th. This sale is an
annual affair held in connection with
the Annual Convention of The. Hol-
stein—Friesian Association of Amer.
ica.

In the sale there were sold seventy-
four head of Holstein-Friesian cattle
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OWNED BY A. CHAMPION
Whether or not Buster will be a champion
steer remains to be seen but if his owner
can have his say about it he will be. His
owner, Elton Hawkins, of Macomb county,
has had the champion steer at the Junior
Live Stock Show at Cleveland the last
four years, champion Shorthorn at the
.State Fair during the same period, and
grand champion at Detroit in 1925 and
1926. This fall he is going to take his
steer to Detroit to the State Fair and
later so to Cleveland.

states. Animals were shipped in
from states as far east as Massachu‘w
setts and as far west as Michigan.
The average price received for these
seventy—four animals was $567 per
head.

The sale was attended by over
1,000 enthusiastic Holstein fans
gathered together from all over the
United States and Canada. Buyers
from eleven different states pur-
chased the seventy-four animals con-
signed. The Wisconsin breeders
were the heaviest buyers, taking
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FEED FOR LITTLE PIGS

Will you kindly recommend a good
feed for little pigs when there is
not much milk to give them?——W.
H., Linden, Mich. '

HERE skim milk is not avail-
able for young pi s some other
protein feed sho id be pur-

chased to take its place. The fol-
lowing mixture should prove satis-
factory for starting little pigs where
skim milk is not available: Corn-
meal, 100 pounds; cats, 50 pounds;
middlings, 50 pounds; 60 per cent
tankage, 25 pounds.

In addition these pigs should have
access to some simple mineral mix-
ture. At present we use the follow-
ing: 45 pounds steamed feeding
bonemeal, 30 pounds ﬁnely ground
limestone and 26 pounds salt. They
should also be given access to clever .
and alfalfa hay in a rack-Geo. A.
Brown, Professor of Animal Hus-
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WOULD NOT CHANGE AMOUNT ’
OF CREAM
If fresh milk is stirred while cool-
ing and then bottled will as much
cream rise on it as on milk that was
not stirred?—“F‘riend," Hamburg.
Michigan.

HE stirring 0t milk before it is
bottled wouldkhave nothing to
do with ‘the amount of .cream

that would rise to, the top of the
bottle after the milk ,had been placed
in it. .The amount of cream that
raises in the milk is dependent upon
the amount of'cream in the milk and
the process ‘01 stirring would. not
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are a horse that has had a jack
on one hind legI for two years. Is
there anything! . can use to kill it
without stopping from work?—-P. D..
“Burt Michigan. ». 2,;
INT this spavin once each day
Ior three or” four weeks with a

1 *.mixture of .equalparts of tinc-'

ture of iodine and oil of cajaiput.
You will find some spavins are prac-
tically impossible to remove the
lameness trons, so do not be disap-
pointed it this animal does not go
sound in a short time.

BUNCIIES IN MOUTH
I have a heifer calf that has bunch-
es in the back ”of her mouth. Please

advise what to do.-—-N. N., Isabella ’

County.

WOULD suggest painting this
I growth every other day with tinc-

ture of iodine for two weeks,
then twice each week. Give this calf
one-third teaspoonful of potassium
iodide dissolved in some water night
and morning for not longer than ﬁve
or six weeks.

TREATMENT FOR THRUSII
Will you kindly tell me what to do
for a thrush in horse’s foot?—-—I. F..
Deckerville, Michigan.
VERY good treatment for thrush
of the horse's foot is the follow-
ing: equal parts of calomel and
iodoform. Clean out the cleft of the
frog as well as you can and then
dust a little of this powder into the
cleft and work it in thoroughly with
some blunt object and cover with a
small piece of cotton to keep out the
moisture and dirt. It should be
dressed with this powder once each
day.

. BAD OUT
I have a horse that got cut on a
barb Wire fence and she is out bad
on the right leg just below the fet-
lock and is very lame. What is the
best thing to do for her?-—J. S., Har-
bor Beach. Michigan.

AVE your druggist make up for
you the following mixture which
you should apply to this cut two

or three times each day: liquid tar,
3 ounces; oil of turpentine, 1%
carbolic acid, 1% ounces; cotton
seed oil, enough to make 1 pint. You
should not expect results too quickly
if this is a bad cut.

MILK TASTES “COWISII”
I sell milk. The milk is good all
winter or when cows are fed in barn

,but now that they are on pasture the

night’s milk has a real “cowish”
taste and the morning’s milk is per-
fectly good. After tasting the night’s
milk it seems to leave a rough
tongue. We have no leeks in our
pasture or any other weeds that I
know of that would affect the taste.
Would like your help—M. P., Lud-
ington, Michigan.

DO not know any reason why the
I evening milk should taste “cow-

ish" as you say. unless it be that
you do not get it cool enough and
keep it cool during the night. I
would suggest that you cool the milk
just as quickly as possible and keep
it just as cool as you can. If you
are not already using a disinfectant
such as B-K or a similar one, would
suggest that you get this and steri-
lize your milk pans, pails and all the
equipment used in handling the milk.
I do not believe the trouble is with

.. Ir! problem
'1: the "roudmtm. Questlo

the cows but that it is somewhere in
your handling the milk.

. PIGS HAVE WORMB
our pigs have worms. What shall
we give them?—-G~. _R., Kent County.
HE best treatment I have used
for worms is the following: Oil
of chenopodium, 11/; oz; chloro-
form, 1% oz; oil of anise, 1,4; oz:
castor oil, enough to make 2 pints.
Fast your pigs for 18 hours, then
give pigs weighing up to 50 lbs. one
ounce, pigs 50 to 75 lbs. 1% canoes,
and pigs 75 to 100 lbs. 2 ounces.
Feed lightly for two or three days.
You must hold the pigs and give this

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and by rod on who are
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Experience. I! you don't went our editor'-
advice or en expert's edvlee. but Just plain,
~ everyday business farmers' odvlce. send In
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WHAT MADE MILK BITTER

EAR EDITOR: I noticed in the

June 9th issue Prof. Lucas' an-

swer to “H. J., Algonac, Mich."
in regard to bitter milk. We are just
new farmers in experience and have
been having the same trouble except
it was the buttermilk and cream that
tasted bitter and we did not notice
the bitter taste in the butter as “H.
J.” did. I have found out all by my—
self just why it was bitter. We were
using a galvanized 8-quart pail to
milk in and it usually set an hour
every morning before it was washed
out and there was foam all inside the
pail after the milk was strained into
granite pans. We always strained
the milk as soon as it was brought in
before breakfast and then the pail
was left until after breakfast before
it was washed. Then sometimes I did
not have the hot» water ready and the
pail was not scalded as good as it
should have been. Therefore it
looked kind of white speckled inside
and I used a scouring powder and
cloth on it but it did not seem to
remedy it. I happened to use a
sharp knife on the inside of the pail
and I soon found‘out why the milk
was bitter because I scraped off the
white speckled stuff and my pail
looked heaps better. My cream was

sweet, too. The scouring powder evi- ‘

dently did not loosen it like a knife.
If “H. J.” is using a galvanized pail
«perhaps his trouble is the same as
we had. We are changing milk pails
and will'use a good dairy pail here-
after.

M. B. F. is a valued paper at our
house and long may it come in the
future—Mrs. G. F. Stoudt, Calhoun
County. '

ANGLE WORMS IN SOIL
EAR EDITOR: I would like to
ansWer the question of “Mrs.
W., Dowagiac, Mich.," regarding
angle worms in the soil around
house plants, which was published in
the June 9th issue. She should heat
all of her dirt in the oven first, then
cool, and she won’t be bothered with
worms any more. I have cared for
plants for years and ﬁnd it is all
right.—Mrs. D. C. B., Grand Ledge,
Michigan.

 

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sorted for size in car load (lots some
l1glit weight Hereford he1fers around 60 head. Also
one load Angus cows backward springers. All heifers
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great cow Madeline of Hillside and his six nearest
dams average 813 fat. Prices reasonable.

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, BROWN SWISS

NOW IS THE TIME To GET YOUR START
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38.14 lbs. in 7 days.

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Bull Calf Tag No. 712 —- Born September 3. 1927

A son of Traverse Echo Ivy Segis who made 767 lbs butter in 305
days as a 4—year—old and is a daughter of Echo Sylvia King Model who
has nine daughters with yearly records up to 1129 lbs. buttei and four-
teen with 7-day records above 30 lbs. butter.

His sire is Marathon Bess Burke 32nd, a son of Marathon Bess Burke
and Wisconsin Fobes 6th who made 1105 lbs. butter in a year and

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RELIABLE POULTRY FARM & HATOHERV,

 

 

 

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S. C. White and Brown Leghoins, Anconas, Blacl. Minorcas, S. 0. Rhode Island
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maturing Strains. A11 Michigan Accredited. Orders now being booked for Spring

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poultry for greater proﬁt. We’ll gladly send it FBE EE to Poultry Raisers.
We Guarantee 100% Safe Arrival In GOOD HEALTH
Overnight shipments to all Michigan and Nearby Points

ADIERICAN CHICK FARM, Box B, ZEELAND, MICHIGAN

NEW C. 0. D. PRICES

 

 

 

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SUMMER PRICES ON PURE BRED BABY CHICKS

Prepaid Prices for 25 50 100 200 500 1000
Large 1' no White Le horns .................. $2.25 $4.00 $ 1.50 $14.15 $36.00 $10.00
Blue Illinorcas, Ito and Barred ,
Rocks, single and Hess Comb Reds 2.50 5.00 10.00 18.00 48.00 95.00
White and 811. Wyandots Buff Omingto , .

Assorted Light,o n13c. Light and heavy, 811. Heavy, 90.
Order from this ad or send for catalog and Price List.
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now re KEEP "
Turkeys from Dying

Ra zem Green Drops will take the
luck out of turkey raising. They
.; are a stomach and intestinal anti-
:4 septic that are aranteed to re-

vent Blackhead. allow our fee ing

tinually and you will have good
success. .00 will buy enough
Rayzem for the average ﬂockf
edium size 52. 50;
trial size 1.00. Order today. C.0.D
Money bac if you are not satisﬁed.
EVERARD-MOHHIS co.

185 University Ave., St. Pa'ul, Minn.

CLASS A PULLE‘I'S

h v from 2 to 3 000 pullets ready to ship
33h $1231.31» Hatchery, n. 2 11.2.11 leol,and 1111.11.

Radium I: IleSlovring
Health Tolhousan‘ds

No medicine, drugs or dieting. Just a.
light, small, comfortable inexpensive Radio-
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Muscular and other forms of Rheumatism or
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er Prices

po.ultry Is fast increasing in,

II‘redrick son quality chicks at the low wupricesc given below. Choose your breed
an nd write or wire your order. 0. D. All chicks ”Geek Michi-
= gen Accredited. We also have' a egood selection of 8-10 and 12weeko1d‘
pull ets in“the breeds listed belo =Write for our low prices.
Pulcss EFFECTIVE NOW
' . > 100 001000
8. c. Ignite Laghorns $5. 00 $19.00 $42. 50 .8 80. .08

HOLLYWOOD AND TANCRED STRAINS AND.

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THE CHICKEN THIEF
HAVE ﬁfty nifty bullets
Fpst learning to be hens,
4And I think I’ll buy some bullets 1_
1'0 keep sneak thieves from their pens.

l‘he'se pallets' combs are scarlet red,
Their legs sire brightest yellow.

My poultry Is all corn-fed,

Knows that sneaking other fellow.

For he Is choosey

When he select? his grub.
He surely is not boozey,
For he never picks a scrub.

If he would sometimes pick a cull,
"l‘would save us time and work,
But he never steals when he ls full,
Of course, he Is a shirk.

Or he would not be stealing
The fruit of other’s toil,
101' us he has no feeling
May he be boiled in 0111

Why list yourself on his side?
This sneaking, thieving fellow.
What color Is his measly hide
But cowardly glaring yellow?

lhoot him or trap him like a pest!
Give him some poisonous bait.

For only then shall we have rest.
He‘s a loathsome thing to hate.

But llI’ll close with this last sizzling
ne,
Before I get excited.
If they’d hang these sneak thieves, I
opine,
loot folks would be delighted!
—E. V. Blttenour.

MAY BE ONE OF THREE
DISEASES

My hens seem to be having bowel
trouble and many are becoming thin.
Am giving them medicated water,
good feed and egg mash. They are
Rocks and Reds. ——Mrs. W., Cattle
Creek, Michigan.

0U have either cholera. or fowl

typhoid and possibly some tu—

berculosis in your poultry ﬂock.
Medicated drinking water is not go-
ing to cure this ﬂock, but it will be
necessary for you to remove the sick
birds as soon as found in the ﬂock
and keep them by themselves. Hous-
es and yards must be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected often. Feed-

 

   

ers and fountains must be cleaned .
and disinfected several times each
week. These diseases are spread to-
the birds through the feed and drink-
mg water; therefore, . unless the
fountains a feeders are kept clean,
other treatment is of little value.
After you have done all this, then the
medicated water of course,’ 1731 be of
some value. , ,

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HARD FOB. CHICKSTO
: SWALLOWv
Am writing about my‘little chicks.
It 'seems awfully hard for them to
swallow. Seem to ‘be hungry 'but
can’t eat or drink, and die in short
time. We all surely enjoy the M. B.
F. very much—A. 0., Marion, Mich.
ROM the information in your' let-
ter I believe your chicks must
have aSpergillosis. This is a
fungus disease which is usually
taken up with some spoiled feed or
is breathed by the‘ chicks from
some spoiled litter. The only thing
that can be done is to clean upthe
house where yOu are keeping them
and put in clean litter. The birds
that are affected will no doubt all
die. There is no medicinal treat-
ment for this condition.

 

PNEUMONIA .

Will you please tell me what ails
my little chicks? They make a fun-
ny noise in their throats and gap as
though they couldn’t get their breath.
When they get'that way they only
live a little while—Mrs. B., Apple—
gate, Michigan.

OUR chicks no doubt have pneu-

monia. There is a disease sim-

ilar to aspergillosis which. is a.
fungus that grows on wet, damp lit-
ter or sometimes on spoiled feed.
Clean out your brooder house and
put in some clean litter that is not
musty or mouldy and if possible
change the feed as it is probably one
of these two things that is causing
your trouble. There is no medicinal
treatment that is of any value.

Dosing Poultry Fails to Eradicate Vermin

ANY farmers and poultrymen
M have believed it possible that
certain chemicals administered

as medicine or mixed with feed or
water may protect their animals from
external parasites. Ignorant and
unscrupulous dealers, particularly in
the poultry business, have played on
this belief. The prevailing idea is
that the material is taken up by the
blood and then excreted on the sur-
face. Many believe that the para-
sites are either poisoned in this way,
or else that a condition is induced
which makes the fowl displeasing to
its parasites and causes them to
leave. Vendors of nostrums have
sold liquids, tablets and powders for
use in this way. The insecticide au-

 

 

HOLD THAT POSEI
From a classiﬁed ad In newspaper:
“WANTED—I sun in position to
hatch your eggs at five cents per egg."

 

 

thorities in the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture have issued
warnings against these remedies, and
in many cases have forced the mak-
ers to cease advertising and selling
the frauds.

In Technical Bulletin 60-T, “In-
effectiveness of Internal Medication
of Poultry for the Control of Exter-
nal Parasites," just off the press, de—
partmental investigators give the re-
sults of experiments on which they
based their opposition to this fakery.
in approximately 50 tests of the pre-
parations advertised none showed
any indications of value against the
common external parasites with
which the hens were infested. Lice
and mites thrived and multiplied as
they might have been expected to do
if the “medicine" had not been ad-
These tests were. the
basis of the campaign against the fa-
kers.

In additiOn, the department car-
ried. out tests with a considerable

number of other chemicals in addi-
tion to those revealed by analysis of
these “vermin eradicators.” Chemi
cals tested included magnesium sul-
phate or epsom salt, sodium carbon-
ate, napthalene, calcium thiosulphate,
calcium sulphide, magnesium oxide.
sodium sulphate, potassium nitrate,
ferric oxide, ferric sulphate, ferrous
sulphate, potassium tellurate, potas-
sium tellurite, diethyl diselinide, so-
dium nitrate, tartar emetic, potassi-
um iodide, sulphur ﬂowers, capsicum,
gentian, ginger, fenugreek, garlic,
camphor powdered tobacco, quinine,
nux vomica, and others.

In no case was there conclusive
evidence of any beneﬁt from dosage.
The ticks, lice, mites, and ﬂeas were
not eradicated. Furthermore, there
is grave danger in giving certain in-
ternal medicants to healthy fowls, as
their vitality may be decreased to
such an extent that the parasites
ﬁnd them an easier prey than they
would have had no doses been ad—
ministered.

The conclusion of the investigators
is that “the usevof internal medica-
tions against external parasites is
detrimental to the poultry industry
in that it not only involves useless ex-
penditures but allows the parasites
to continue their ravages when they
might be destroyed by recognized
methods."

Poultry raisers who desire to re—
view for themselves the evidence
against the nostrums may obtain
Technical Bulletin GO-T free, while
the supply lasts by applying to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C.

s

CANCER—FREE BOOK SENT ON
REQUEST

Tells cause of cancer and what to

do for pain, bleeding, odor, etc.

Write for it today, mentioning this

paper. ,.Add:ess Indianapolis Canoer

Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind—(Adm; -

    
  

 


  
  

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A

OUT-WORMS KILLING Bananas
I have been trying to start a new
,patch of blackberries but the cut
worms are so bad that it seems as
though I never will get‘them to grow.
I will be very thankful it you will
tell me what to do.-—-I. R, West
Olive, Michigan. ‘
cut worms are troubling your
IFnewly set blackberries we would
suggest the use of poisoned bait
to kill the cut worms. The bait
should be mixed in the morning, al-
lowed to stand
during the day
and used late in
the e v e n i n g.
Sprinkle it very
lightly a r o u n d
the plants. Chick-
ens 's h o 11 id be
kept away from
the bait. The bait
can also be used
for all kinds of
garden plants.
Thorough culti-
vation and hoe-
ing is helpful in
combating c u t
worms.

The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture recommends the following for-
mula for. poison bait for out worms.
Four ounces paris green (or white
arsenic). Five pounds dry bran. One
pint molasses. Two quarts water.
Mix the parisx. green and dry bran
thoroughly. In another vessel mix the
syrup and water. and pour it over the
poisoned bran. Then mix thoroughly
to make a moist mash. It more wa-
ter is needed add more but do not get
the mixture sloppy.

 

Herbert Natzlger

 

NEW KIND OF BERRI'ES

We answered an, advertisement re-
garding some new variety of straw-
berries and are enclosing the liter-

‘ ature tor‘you to read. Do you think
they would be worth the high price
they are asking for plants?—A. E.
Hendrick, - Donna, Texas.

UR experience in practical fruit
taming has told us that it is
very risky business to jump into

heavy; planting ot a new and untried
variety. This Would be true even if.
you could get the plants for nothing,
let alone paying an enormous price
for a “bird in the bush." We know
nothing whatever about this variety.
It: may be something really good. On
the ‘other hand it may be another
“nurseryman's dream." Many nur-
series make a practice of bursting

out with something grand and glori-x

Some Interesting Facts Regarding Milk Goat

 

:aﬁgioghemﬂtgoughtt of keeping tml‘l’k
. ,‘ _. .ITQ hernia sa (1 o .e
. .‘ . very zonekdialntlo the health. ‘

 

\ "I. that's; ﬂanniirifhrzmnitlhuﬂf

. m met- your" 'm when. There
meno charge tor this service It your subscription Is said In adv-nee end you will re-

sass

ions moraine the fruit and

   

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one about 'once a year, the idea'being
to stimulate sales by appealing to
the human trait known as the gam-
bling instinct. Another thing to be
taken into consideration is the fact
that a variety which does well in one
section of the country may be a com-
plete ﬂop somewhere else. Taking

 

 

ROADSIDE MARKETING

“ HE chief advantage of roadside
stands to the fruit grower." ac-
cording to Dr. U. P. Hedrick of

the New York Experiment Station,
“are that they eliminate the middle-
man and that all transactions are for
cash. The roadside stand also oﬂ‘ers
an opportunity for the sale of a. far
greater variety of products than
would otherwise be possible, such as
fruit by-products and perishable
goods that could not be shipped to
distant markets.”

 

 

everything into _ consideration our
advice would be that you obtain a
few plants and give them a good test.
If they do well and you think they
are really worth the price asked by
that time. then increase your plant-
ing. '

ETHYLENE GAS
I have read an article on the use
of ethylene gas for ripening fruit
and some vegetables. Could you tell
me anything about it?——F. H., Spar-
ta, Michigan.
THYLENE gas can be used for
- blanching celery and for ripen-
ing various fruits and vegeta-
bles such as tomatoes, muskmelons.
plums, bananas, etc. The gas is used
in tight rooms in a temperature of
from 65 to 70‘ degrees Fahrenheit.
The length of time required for the
ripening process depends on the ar-
ticle to be ripened and on its stage
of ripeness at the time the treat-
ment is begun. About 48 hours will
ripen tomatoes. About 60 hours
will blanch celery. The gas is said
to be non-poisonous and non-explo-
sive at the strength used. ‘Four
dollars worth of gas is enough for
about ten carloads of tomatoes.

NEW METHOD OF MARKETING
STRAWBERRIES

_ NEW way of handling strawber-

ries has been adopted this sea-

son by 8. Salem, Oregon, shipper.

The berries are put up in pound car-

tons, carefully waxed an’d beautifully

labelled, , and thus shipped east to

reach consumers as fresh Oregon ber-
ries in handy packages.

(Continued from page 3)

and also their medicine if. they are
sick, whichbthey seldom are.

They are remarkably healthy ani-
mals. Tuberculosis is almost un-
heard of among them. This ‘alone is
a strong argument in the favor. Oc-
casionally they are troubled with
stomach worms but these are not
difficult‘to remedy. We recently had
a customer drive eight miles to get
the milk for his wife. She had a
severe stomach trouble, a large
goitre and although a very tall wo-
man she weighed only ninety-four
pounds. They thought that perhaps
the milk might help her to gain in
strength sufficiently so she could go
to the hospital and have the goiter

removed. In six weeks time she
gained six pounds, her stomach
trouble improved greatly and the

goitre was smaller.

A young girl of thirteen years had
had eczema every winter since her
birth, she has had the goat milk for
about eight months, a pint a day, as
she was aenemic, and this winter, to
their amazement, has had no trouble
with the eczema. ‘Our customers re-
port ' remarkable improvement in
cases of tuberculosis, ptomaine poi-
soning. intestinal inﬂuenza, malnu-
trition, convulsions-caused by indi-
gestion. "

    

 

‘Hatchcry, Grand. Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

Two [patients recovering from
operations tor rem0val or cancer. re—
ceived great beneﬁt trom‘ Its use? '

. . The "Business Far-inter? " sausage,
,A .‘3D‘EPAR’I‘MENT , or CLASSIFIED; {Apysimsi-pq

  
  

 

 

 

"HR-ATEVPER WORD—ONE Issuejl‘0c;‘1_'wo, Issues 15¢, Fani'iésuwzsc

 

.No advertisement less than ten words.

vertisement.
ceptions and no discounts.
Address

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER

 

 

tions c'ountas one word. Name and address must be counted as part of ad-
Cash in' advance from all advertisers in this department. no ex-
Forms close Saturday noon preceding date of issue.

Groups of ﬁgures,'.ilnitials or abbrevia-

Mount Clemens, Michiga" n

 

 

 

 

FARMS

FOR SALE: FIVE ACRES GINSENG TO CLOSE
estate. rthur Adamy, Administrator, Reed
City, Michigan.

 

 

 

POULTRY

BABY CHICKS AND PULLETS. . BRUMMER-

Fredrickson’s famous quality chicks 7c each
and up Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, S. ‘C.
White Leghorns. SinppedC. 0. D, Live deliv-
ery guaranteed. Splendid selections 8-10—12
weeks_ old pullets In above breeds. Drummer-
Fredrickson Poultry Farm, Box 30, Holland,
Michigan.

 

 

GET OUR REASONABLE PRICES ON BABY

chicks, _2 and 3 week’s Old Chicks. Pullets, in
the followmg breeds—Barred. and White Rocks.
White Leghorns, Reds, hire Wyandottes and
Butt Orpingtons. Write {or our beautiful poultry
guide. Lnkevrew Poultry Farm, R. 8, ox 23.
Holland, Mich.

 

WHITTAKER'S .RE'D, BOTH COMBS, R. O. P.

trapnested, Michigan _Certlﬁed. Cocks, liens,
Cockerels, Pnllets. Write for _Catalog. Inter—
lakes Farm, Box 2, hwrence, Mich.

 

LOOK! CHICKS UNTIL SEPTEMBER. REDS

White, Buif, .Barrcd Rocks, Black Minor-ms.
12c. Bud Orpmgtpns, Silver or White “'yan-
dottes, 131/2c. \Vhlte, Brown, or Buif Leghorns.
heavy Mixed, 10c. Ordcr Breeding (‘ockcrcls
from R MALE MATINGS. Lawrence

 

CHOICE BUFF ORPINGTON DUCKS, ROUENS,

I’ekms, $2_ each, eggs, 14c. Silver Spangled
Hambcrg.‘ Silver Leghorns. Light Brahmas
Buﬂ Or nngton, Barred. \Vhite. Buff Rocks. \Vhilc.
Silver yandottes. Lakenvclder. Black Minorcns.
Rhode Island Red Eggs. 11c. Pearl and \Vhilc
Guineas Eggs, 10c. All breeds Geese,

Postpaid.
$4.00 each. Cedar Lawn Poultry Farm, Wupa-
koncta, Ohio.

 

 

other varieties. All seed scariﬂed necessitatinz
ess er acre. A. B. L , ' imm .
Alia f , Excelsior, Minrltman Introducer 0f Gr

PLANTS

PLANTS. 5 ACRES. JUNE JULY DELI

Cabbage; Copenhagen, Flatd‘utch, Ballheadv’lnrg:
paid. 200 850' 500, 1.25; 1000, $2.25. :-
press: 5 0 , .50. ‘auliﬂowcr, prepaid:
c _; , $2.25; 1000. 4.00.
L‘ritlcaliy assorted. Guaranteed. W. J.
R. 2, Massrllon, Ohio.

 

5125; 1,000, . . . .
Bermuda Onion Plants—Make bigger and

 

 

ions. P 'd, 200, 5 ' , . ' . l.
3300. Pdffaﬁ. Mcllingegc N321? LLma?OOhio. 00
LIVESTOCK

 

FOR GUERNSEY OR HOLSTEIN CALVES
rom heavy rich milkers, write Lakewood
\Vlntewater. \Visc.

PET STOCK

POLICE PUPPIES, PEDIGREED RIN-TlN-TIN
“twill" 1 Beautiful greys. W. ii. Bristol. Al-
mon , lc 1.

Farm ,

 

 

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TOBACCO

AGED: SMOKING 10 POUNDS
chewmg $1.75; cigars 50, $1.65; twist
hentucky Farmers. l’ryorsburg.

 

TOBACCO:
0 $1.35));

mi, ..
licntucky.

 

 

HELP WANTED

PARTNER WANTED. $1.000.000 POSSIBILlu
tics. . Description. birthdate desired. Box 193.
Luke City, Michigan.

 

 

DUCKLINGS—MAMMOTH WHITE PEKINS.
free circular. Diamond Duck Farm, Uppc:
Sandusky, O

HATCHING EGGS

TURKEY EGGS—-FROM OUR FAMOUS PURE

bred Mammoth Bronzc. Bourbon Red, Narragnu
sett and White Holland ﬂocks. Write. Waite:
Bros, Powhatan Pomt. Ohio.

SEEDS

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED CORN

Clement's white _cap yellow dent. Pickett's
yellow dent and Michigan yellow dent in very
early dent). Certiﬁed Worthy oats and sweet
clover” Why kc a chance on common seed when
our scientific method .of drying and reparing our
corn insures germination and vigor, \ rite for cir-
cular_ and sample. Paul lement, Britten,.
Michigan. Member of the Crop Improvement As-
sociation. Dept. H.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENCE AND PRACTICE DEMONSTRATE IM-

proved American Banner wheat. _\Volverine oats.
Improved Bobusbbeuns best for Michigan. B.
Cook. Owosso. Mich.

 

IMPROVED ROBUST

CHOICE CERTIFIED
. B. Cook, Owosso, Mich.

seed beans. A

 

PLANT LYMANS’ GRIMM ALFALFA NOW FOR

 

SALESMAN WANTED: FARM IMPLEMENT

salesman who can carry a high grade Potato
lhggcr’as a part .of his line has an excellent op-
[Itil'tllllity _to cash in with a thoroughly reliable and
old established house for Michigan territory. Lib-
L‘I‘Hl commissions. Address . . \Vind Engine
Y'ndpl’ump Company. Batavta, Illinois. Department

 

 

 

HARVESTER

RICH MAN'S CORN HARVESTER,
man's prick—only $25.00
attachment.
harvester.

 

. POOR
with bundle tym
Free catalog showmg picttures 0%
Process Company, Salina, Kano.

MISCELLANEOUS

FARMERS WOOL MADE INTO BLANKETS,

batting and yarn at fair rices. Send for circu—
lars. .Monticeilo Woolen ll ills. (Estab. 1866).
Monticello. \Visc.

WHY BLAME THE BULL WHEN YOUR 00W

does not breed? Use Cow Catch 1 hour before
servrcc. Results or your money back. 85c for
one cow: $2.90 for ﬁve cowsgostpaid. Wood<
stock Farm, Route 2, Box 49 , Kenton, Wash.

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Other Standard Farm Products In Good Position

By Market News Service, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 19. 8. D. A.
(Special to THE BUSINESS FARMER) ‘

HE general market position con-
tinues good for the time of year
on most of the standard farm

products, except grain and vegeta-
bles. These lost ground in the last
half of June, because of somewhat
better crop conditions. Many other
lines advanced or at least held about
steady, including cotton, wool, cattle,
hogs, butter, cheese, eggs and poul-
ry.

Wheat

An unsettled situation has pre—
vailed in the wheat market since the
middle of June, with the weakening
inﬂuence of generally favorable crop
prospects for spring wheat both in
the United States and Canada offset
by more active export demand and
delayed harvest of new winter Wheat
on account of rains in the Southwest.

Corn and Oats

Corn for July delivery was also
lower than at any time since the
middle of February. The cash mar-
ket was fairly active, but this activ-
ity was not sufficient to offset the in-
ﬂuence of the favorable crop outlook.
While a small crop of rye is in pros-
pect, supplies are sufficiently large
that the trade apparently feels no
uneasiness for their requirements.
Oats and barley were steady, with
the light offerings scarcely equal to
market requirements. Larger re—
ceipts weakened the ﬂax market and
prices declined around 2 cents per
bushel. Feeds sell slowly, without
much change in price.

Hay

Alfalfa markets were slightly low-
er as ne wcrop offerings increased.
Receipts of new alfalfa hay at Kan-
sas City were mostly of unsatisfac-
tory quality, because of weather
damage. Prairie markets were quiet
and demand dull. Harvesting of
new crop prairie was being delayed
by rainy weather.

Hay markets were slightly weaker
and prices for top grades showed a
downward tendency under pressure
of new crop ogerings, although 'de-
anand for good quality hay continued
fairly active. Rainy weather inter-
rupted country loadings and consi-
derable out-of—condition hay ap-
peared among the arrivals at dis-
tributing markets.

Cattle

Cattle trade at Chicago has been
featured by light total receipts the
last half of June and by the con-
tinued advance in light yearling
prices. This advance incurred new
high prices for the season and in-
creased the premium paid for year-
lings scaling under 900 pounds as
compared with com-parable grades of
medium and heavy weight steers.
The market on heavy weight steers
ﬂuctuated daily and closed barely
steady for the third week of the
month, weight being a considerable
factor in the demand. The inability
of killers to break the market, except
temporarily is indicative of future
trends, particularly where light year—
lings are concerned. Never in trade
history have little steers and year-
lings brought such prices, when
heavier weights were in good de-
mand and bringing relatively high
prices. .

Hogs

Daily price advances featured the
late June hog trade at Chicago. As
is usual on an active market, numer~
ous loads of medium and good trade
hogs sold at unusually narrow dif—
ferential as compared with prices
paid‘for choice loads. However, the
price position of hogs lacking in
finish and showing evidence of a
grass diet, is by no means stable and
any weakness which may develop
will no doubt mean greater price dis-
crimination against such hogs, as
they are now considered out of line
fr0m a price standpoint, quality and

. yield considered.

w Sheep

The unusually rapid marketing of
the early Idaho lamb crop was partly
lresponsible in mid-June sharp price
threat. Westerns which were en-

i
l, .

route East, were dumped at Missouri
River points and further west during
the week, only to ﬁnd that the early
crop was largely in and that total
supplies for the week under review
were relatively meager. Supplies
are a leading inﬂuence at the pres—
ent time and the late June upturn
was believed by some trade interests’
to be of only temporary duration.
The supply outlook on lambs for the
rest of June does not look excessive,
but around the 8th of July, Washing-
ton and late Idahos are in prospect
in increasing numbers and should
marketing be anything but orderly,
another break is likely to occur.
Feeding lambs lost a little price
ground and ewe lambs experienced
a decided price drop, but even at low-

‘er prices, the demand was-not active.

Wool
Domestic primary wool market ap-
pear to have been slightly in favor
of the buyer since the middle of
June. In both ﬂeece and territory

.Grain and Vegetable. Pricesthow Declines.

ufacturers’ for the week ending June
16,, shows respective , increases of
0.523 per cent and 0.571 per cent
over corresponding week last month

“and last year._fLand O’ Lakes Cream-

eries, Incorporated, for the same pes-
riod. The into-storage movement is
on the increase, but is not as large
as last year. , .

On the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
and on the Farmers Call. Board, at
Plymouth, Wisconsin, June 22, the
market ruled steady to ﬁrm at un-
changed prices.

_ “ Eggs

Fancy eggs usually are in good
demand with premiums obtainable.
Receipts at four markets are falling
off considerably, (between 10 and 12
per cent for the third week of June.)
Light receipts are likely due to heav-
ier storing at interior warehouses,
coupled with decreased production.

Poultry
Poultry dealers are holding ‘to
ﬁrmer asking prices on frozen stocks
to regular trade and open market
trading rather light on most mar-
kets. General poultry market holds
prices well.
Potatoes
The main scene of eastern potato
shipping activities is being trans-

 

 

MARKET REPORTS BY RADIO DAILY ,
HE Michigan Business Farmer was ﬁrst to broadcast farm market

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

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

to 7:00 P. M.; WKAR (277.6), 12:00 M.; WWJ (352.7), 5:45 P. M.:
WCX-WJR (440.9), 4:15 P. M.—Editor.

 

 

sections, growers appeared to be
more willing to trade than they were
a few weeks ago. Trading in Texas
wools at Boston has continued very
light and is conﬁned to a few lines.
Butter

At all the large butter markets
there was maintained a fairly steady
price level in late June, with ten-
dency to ﬁrmness and fractionated-
vances in eastern markets. Receivers
and dealers were not inclined to al—
low stocks to accumulate, where they
could dispose of them without mak-
ing concessions below cost. Specula-
tive buying was light. Trade was
limited mostly to consumptive re-
quirements. The production situa-
tion at the moment, appears slightly
improved, since rainfall in practical-
ly all producing areas has made pas-
ture conditions much- better. The
peak of production for the season
is about reached. Report of American
Association of Creamery Butter Man-

ferred to the Virginia—Maryland pen-
insula. New York City reported ar-
rivals of more than 1,000 cars of po-
tatoes in one week and Chicago re-
ceived 600 cars. Southern Cobblers
have been jobbing generally at $1.50
to $2.50 per barrel in city markets.
Sacked Bliss Triumphs froniuSout‘h
Central States ruled $1.25 to $1.75
per 100 pounds in the Middle West.
The Chicago carlot price on northern
Round Whites in'late June was 65
to 75 cents per 100 pounds and Idaho
Russet Burbanks ranged 70 cents
to $1.

BEANS

The price of CLIP beans stands at
a nickel above the quotation in our
last issue with the market in a quiet

.condition and little tradinggoing on

either way. Heavy rains have been
damaging the growing crop in the
thumb seetion of the State but else—

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit
June 30 Julie 30 June 19 1 yr. ago

WHEAT— .

No. 2 Red $1.75 $1.73 $1.41

No. 2 White 1-75 1.78 1.42

No. 2 Mixed " 1-75 1.73 1.40 -
coaN— '

No. 2 Yellow 1.13 1.08 1.11 1.02

No. 3 Yellow 1-12 1.10 1.00
OATS _ ,

N0. 2 White a 7 is .70% @m .77 .52

No. 3 White .7 4 is .62 @ .72 .74 .50
RYE-—

Cash No. a 1.40 - 1.40. 1.15
BEANS— _

C. H. P. th. 9.9.) 0.95 5.55
POTATOES-—

Per th. 1-50 1.15 2.50
11A!—

No. 1 Tim. 15@16 21@22 14@ 15 17 18

No. 2 Tim, 11 @ 12.50 19@ 20 10 11.50 15 16

No. 1 Clover 13 @ l4 " 22@23 12 18 '17 18

Light Mixed 15 @ 16 21 @22 14 @ 15 10 17.50

 

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 30.——Improvement in harvest weather sends wheat prices

(Iowa. Corn holding well. Little change in oats. Bean market continued quiet. . ,

  
 

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where conditions "Seep: to be .favor- -

able. » -.,-

Both light retina and. red kid- '

neys are quoted at $7.60.
BOSTON mot

 

The wool market is quiet and .

slightly in favor of the buyer, in con-
sequence of the usual seasonal lull
between the nitial and repeat order
business in t e goods market. The
trade both here and in England ex-
pects better business in July. Mean-
while, the foreign primary markets
are surprisingly ﬁrm. London ex~
pects about 100,000 bales in the
sales opening July 10.

In the westgrowers have shown
a disposition to hold their wool
against current bids, all‘bids being
rejected in Texas earlylin the week
at the sealed bid sales. Some private
buying is reported at scattering
points, through the west at prices
which show a clean cost about ﬁve
cents below the peak.

Mohair is slow but steady. ,

Rail and water shipments of wool
from January 1 to June 28, were 83,-
258,000 pounds against 92,916,000
the same period last year. Receipts
were 164,446,200 pounds against
183,101,800.

Michigan and New York ﬂeeces—-
Delaine unwashed, 43@44c; 1,é-blood
combing, 48@49c; %-blood comb-
ing, 55’@ 56c; 14-blood combing, 550.

DETROIT LIVE POULTRY

(Commission merchants’ gross re-
turns per pound to farmers, from
which prices 5 per cent commission
and transportation charges are deduc—
tible.)

Market ﬁrm. Broiler, 2% lbs. up,
rocks, ‘ 40c; reds and others, 38c;
leghorns, 2 lbs. and up, 30c; smaller

sizes 3 to 50 less. Hens: Colored.
26c; leghorns and anconas, 18c.
Cocks, 17c. Stags, 17c. Ducks:

White, 4% lbs. and up, 23c; colored
and small, 18c. Geese, 15c.

DETROIT BUTTER AND EGGS

Butter steady; creamery in tubs,
88 to 90 score, 41@42%c. Eggs
steady; fresh ﬁrsts, 28@300.

DETROIT SEEDS
Clover seed, domestic cash, $17.75;
October $18.60; December $18.50.
Alsike, $16. Timothy, cash, $2.35;
December, $2.90.
DETROIT FEEDS
Winter wheat bran, $39;

 

spring

‘ wheat bran, $38; standard middlings,

$45; fancy middlings, $49; cracked
corn, $44; coarse cornmeal, $42;
hops, $44; poultry feed with grit.
$53; without grit, $57 a ton.

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

CHICAGO—Hogs: Market mostly
strong to 100 higher’ than yesterday’s av-
erage; light lights and pigs 10@25c high-i
er; top, $10.80 paid for choice 200 to 250
lbs.; shippers took 7,000: estimated hold-
over, 5,000; butchers, medium to choice,
250 to 850 lbs., $9.75@10.’15; 200 to 250
lbm, $9.76@10.80; 160 to 200 lbs., $9.25@
10.80; 130 to 160 lbs., $8.40@10.55; pack—
ing sows, $8.50@9.45; pigs, medium to
choice, 90 to 130 lbs., $7.75@9.50. Cattle:
Snappy, active market on fed steers and

 

yearlings; top, $15; price range very nar— -

row; common light Texas grassers, $9.50
@1050; slaughter classes, steers, good
and choice, 1,300.to 1,500 lbs., $14@15.25;
1,100 to 1,300 lbs, $14@15.25; 950 to
1,100 lbs.,,$14@15.25; common and med-
ium, 850 lbs. up, $10,@14; fed yearlings,
good and good choice, 750 to 950 lbs.,
$13.75@15.25; heifers, good and choice,
850 lbs. down, $13.50@15.25; common and
medium, $9.60@13.50; cows, good and
choice, $9.75@12; common and medium,
$7.75@9.’l5: low cutter and cutter, $6@
7.75; bulls, good and choice (beef), $9.50

@1075; cutter to medium, $7.50@9.60:'

vealers. (milk-fed). good and choice.
$13.50@16: medium, $11.50@13.50; cull
anicommon, $8@11.50 ;‘ stacker and feed-
er steers, good and choice (all weigh-ts).
$11.75@13; common and medium, $9.25
Sheep: Fairly active;
weight. sheep'strong; heavies unevenly

higher; other bovine classes unchanged: "

lambs, good and choice, 92» lbs. down.
$15.25@16.65; medium, _ $13_.75@15.25:
cull-and common,“ (150.152. down). $4@
7; pulls and common, 31.755012250; feeder
la‘rnhs, choice, 81245001359- _,
EAST '3UFFALQ, "Na ire-Cattle:
Steady. Hogs: am tnau‘m'. $11@11'.25:
mediums 9536.7011991'31'34115611225; pigs
and. lights, 3937861025. . Sheep: Low“;

top lainhs, 3115.6901515?yearlings, $12 ,
" ” ‘ , ﬁléﬁéﬁéo: ewes. 1.5671

 

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. livestock» ﬁt
Stockyards Act, which is enforced by

of the Bureau of Animal Industry of
the Department of Agriculture. This
imposes deﬁnite duties and obliga-
tions on dealers engaged in buying
' and selling livestock at posted public
stockyards. It is no longer possible
to do business “on the cuff," as was
discovered to be the practice of. one
dealer Who was cited to appear for a

 

 

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EAR EDITonz—Eneloeod Ind
check for my renewal. Would ,
not think of getting along
without M. B. r. The only thin. I
don't like is that It doesn't come
often enough. Wish it won ﬂint“
every week no everyone road- If. B.
F. through and then save the copie-
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hearing. He was charged with and
admitted failure to keep adequate
records of his dealings.

The departmental order required
that in future his dealer shall keep
the following accounts, records and
memoranda pertaining to his tran~
sections: ’

1. Copies of scale tickets issued
by stockyards covering purchases
and sales by him.

2. Copies of bills for all purchases
of livestock by him. .

3. Book record or register of
of each purchase and sale of live-
stock showing date, number of head,
weight, dockage if any, amount, and
incidental expenses.

4. A complete ﬁle of canceled
checks issued.

5. A check stub corresponding to
every check issued.

6. Copies of account sales ren-
dered by market agencies in connec-
tion with sales for him.

If any shipper or producer of live-
stock has reason to believe that he
has been treated unfairly, at any
stockyard, the-existence of the re«
quired set of records enables the
agents of the department to check
over the account of the questioned
transaction. It is the policy of the
department to be lenient toward ﬁrst
offenders, and give them opportunity
to mend their ways and comply with
the provision of the law. Subsequent
offenses are regarded as more seri-
ous, and in such cases the depart-
ment intends to make full use of the
powers conferred by the Packers and
Stockyards Act. .

 

STUDY SOIL BUILDING IN CASS
COUNTY

HE fundamental importance of
lime (on soils that are sour) as

the ﬁrst step in a soil-building
program rand'the value of an erst-
while weed, sweet clover, as a soil-
builder were prominent among sev-
eral soil facts brought out at the an-
nual Field Day recently held at the
experimental plots on the Cass
county poor farm near Cassopolis. In
attendance at the event were farm-
ers from several southwestern Michi—
gan counties, agricultural extension
men, and representatives of lime and
fertilizer companies. -
Experiments on these plots date
back to 1917 when the State College
Soils Department took over ten acres
of sour, badly run land and placed it

 

 

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EAR lDI'l‘OB:-——Am renewing
no we can't get along without
the M. B. 1'. Ion follows are-
euro all for the tarmer.—-Bay Ben-
eon, Boeeommon County.

 

 

under the care of a newly hired re-
search man, George Grantham.
Grantham has been in charge during
the entire eleven years conducting
lime and fertilizer tests, also exper-
imenting with various applications of
barnygrd manure and sweet clover

. and, soy beans as green manure. A

public, meeting is held at'the plots
annually. in June. . ,

._ Atzthe beginning most of the plots -‘
were lunedpat the rate of three tons

. per acre. Plots lim-ed at a lesser
rate "e’vwerlproducediwell, show-

mono

  

sf - , «for. dﬁ-
in“ the “ marketing of
”public steekyards is a
primarypurpose of’the Packers and"

the Packers and Stockyards Division '

. ward trend during the entire week

W nd?‘ only
rye'even 7
lines riots mother respects.

Figures on a" chart arranged by
Extension Specialist. lJohn Sims
brought out’ the contrast vividly.
Computed on an acre basis the value
of all crops from the unlimed area
.during the eleven years was $70.65.
Hay value of green manure crops
plowed under was $2.20 leaving a
balance of $68.45. During the same
period from an adjoining plot that
had been limed, crops to the value of
$166.99 per acre were harvested.
Cost of the lime plus hay value of
green manures plowed down was
$39.73, leaving a balance of. $127.26,
which is $58.81 in favor of the limed
plot.

On four of the series of plots a
four year rotation is followed, viz:
corn, oats, sweet clover, wheat. For
several years an outstanding feature
of fertilizer tests with the sweet clov-
er in this series has been the increas—
ed growth on the plots to which pot-
ash has been applied. In heighth of
plant, stooling, and color of foliage
the legume unmistakably expressed
its appreciation of a liberal feed of
potash. By the increased growth of
sweet clover an additional amount of
nitrogen was made available for the
subsequent wheat crop. Hence nitro-
gen for the wheat was secured by ap-
plying potash on the sweet clover, a
seemingly roundabout and somewhat
paradoxical process but a fact never—
theless.

Before inspection of the plots short
talks were given by some of the col-
lege men present, among them being
Dr. McCool, head of the soils depart—
ment, and R. J. Baldwin, Director of
Extension. H. D. Gleason of the
County Poor Board also made some
interesting comparisons of present
conditions of the entire farm and its
condition before a systematic applica-
tion of lime phosphate and fertilizer
was commenced. Mr. Gleason stated
the average value of crops now
grown annually was about $7,000
whereas twenty years ago it was but
$700. This remarkable change has
been accomplished by the expendi—
ture of only $2800 in lime and phos-
phate. The entire farm excepting
one field has now been limed.—H. H.
Barnum.

 

 

 

Week of July 8
LTHOUGH the early part of the
week of July 8th is expected to
be mostly fair, the week as a
whole will average sufficient mois-
ture to care for most of the growing

crops. Temperatures at the begin-
ning of the week will range slightly
below t‘he seasonal normal.

By the middle of the week there
will be increasing cloudiness, rising
temperatures and some rather gen-
eral rains. In connection with some
of these rain storms in various coun-
ties of the state there will be some
local electrical and wind storms.

With the probable exception of
Thursday We expect there will be con-
tinued cloudiness and threatening to
stormy conditions over most parts of
the state during the balance of the
week. The week will end with cool
weather for the season.

Week of July 15

Weather conditions for the week
of Julr15th as a whole will average
rather spotted, some sections having
plenty of rainfall for their needs
while others close by will be dry.

Warm weather and thunder storms
with wind and rain will be in action
during the early part of this week.
These conditions will continue until
after the middle of the week.

Temperatures Will be on the up-

and will dev/elop. into a heat wave be-
fore Saturday.’ ' ' ,

The weather will be unsettled and
threatening ”during latter part of
week but rainfall will be generally ‘
deficient over ' most sections at this

thick 11% similar to

  

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We ship 6. 0 D

8. 0. White Leghorn! ...................... $8.00

Barred locks 8. m I. c Reds ........

. 5.15
W. Rocks III/h Wyeth, Buff Orplngtons 6.25

Order direct from this ad at these prices.
and pullets.

M. J. KOLE, Owner

Asthma So Bad
He Couldn’t Work

New Works in Smoke and Steam. With-
out Cough or thcze.

 

 

Railroad men and others whose asthma
or bronchitis in aggravated by smoke—ﬁll-
ed air, will be glad to read this letter
from Frank Paul, 847 S. Meridian St,
Indianapolis, Ind. He writes:

"I suffered with asthma and severe
bronchial cough for 3 years. I gasped
and choked until I could hardly breathe
and had to stay away from work for
weeks at a time. I was desperate when
I started taking Nacor, and it saved my
life. It gave me prompt relief, and now
I am feeling fine. I am a machinist in a
round house. The smoke and steam do not
bother me a bit now. I don't wheeze or
gven'breathe hard, and am working every

ay.‘

This remarkable letter is only one of
hundreds written by former sufferers from
asthma, bronchitis and chronic coughs,
telling how their trouble left and never
returned. Their letters and a booklet of
vital information about these diseases will
be sent free by Nacor Medicine 00., 590
State Life Bldg, Indianapolis, Ind. The
more serious your case, the more import-
ant this free information may be. Write
for it today.—(Adv.)

 

 

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“The Crib With the Steel Rib"

BCLECTED storage of Com end Grain
crops is a plain throwing away of dollars.
OnlyGalvanized Metal Cribs an Bins can

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are «11' Write for
BUCKEYE catalog and "Bcto
m Storage” Bulletin.
SPECIAL TERMS on
early shipments.
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Cute 4 to 7 acres a day With one man and horse.
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Broilers, 'all heavies, 59.00—100, $41.00—500; L. Mixed, $1.50—100; add 25c to 25 order:-
(let our reasonable prices on 2 and 3 week old chicks >

LAKEVIE.W POULTRY FARM
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Holland, Michigan

583 Dead Rats

From One Baiting—Not a Poison

“First morning after I put out the new
rat killer I found 365 dead rats around
my garage and chicken coop," writes E. J.
Rest of Oklahoma.
found 218 more."

“Within three days,

  
  
 
 
 
 
 

.Aﬂ'ects brown Rats,
\ Mice and Gophers
only. Harmless to
other animals, poultry
or humans. Greedlly
eaten on bait. Pests
J (lie outside, away from
’ buildings.

So confident are the distributors that this new
Rat Killer Will do as well for you, that they odor
send you a large $2.0 arm Size bottle for
only one dollar, on lO-DAYS’ TRIAL. ‘
Send no money—just your name to lm eriai
Laboratories, 2550 Coca Cola building, I ansas
City, Mo., and the shipment will be made at
once, by c. o.- d. max Costs nothing if it does
not quickly kill these pests. 80 write today and
column good for choice of 8 new poultry and
household remedies (50c size). included free.

     

 
  

 

 

 

 

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Calves and Live Poultry

Detroit Beef
Company

OLDEST AND MOST Rller‘HiLF.
COMMISSION HOUSE IN DETROIT

\Vrite for new shippers Guide
shipping tags and Quotations.

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

 

New York, June 26th. l928.
The Board of Directors have declared a quart"
orly dividend of sixty (60w) cents a slmrc on the
(‘ommou Stock of this Cmmmny, mwnblc August
111th, 192s, to common stockholders of record at
the close of business, August lst, lilflﬂ

i'hecks to be mailed. Transfer books will not

close.
OWEN SHEPHERD. Vice-President and Treasurer.

 

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE PEDIGREED COLLIE ‘8 MONTHS
old, from champion stock, or Will trade for
good used car, 1-1488 Faircrcst, Detroit. .

 

 

When Writing to Advertisers Please
Mention The Business Farmer

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS FARMER’S POULTRY MARKER
AND GONG ALARM

 

0 help the farmers of Michigan protect their property from thieves we have
I arranged to furnish them with BUSINESS FARMER Poultry Markers (these
can be used for other livestock) and burglar alarms of the gong-type at

cost.

birds, and full instructions on how to use.

The marker costs $1.50, including enough special indelible ink for 100

Extra ink is sold at 350 for 100

birds, 65c for 250 birds, and $1.00 for 500 birds. ’The cost of the gong alarm is

$6.50.

Remember, your name mad the number of your marker will be registered with

poultry dealers and sheriffs in Michigan.

The Buslness Farmer Protective Service Bureau,
Mt. Clemens. Michigan.

Kindly send to me the following with complete directions for use.

I agree to mark all my

poultry with Business Farmer's Poultry Marker and will not sell or transfer this marker or allow

it to be used except on my poultry or livestock.

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.......Gorli¥-type Burglar Alarms @
( atteries not included.

$6.50.
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'_ Pbmonth Features—New slender
1 proﬁle chromium-plated radiator.
, -—Long, low bodies—Generous room
for 2 to 5 panengers, according to hody
model. -— Luxurious deep upholstery
and appointment detail such as you
expect only in can of far higher price. --
New "Silver—Dome” high-corn-
pression engine, for use with any
gasoline.—Smooth speed up to 60
and more miles an hour. -—-Character-
irtic Chrysler acceleration. -— Unhe-
lieoahle smoothness of operation at
all driving speedr.—Body impulse

- neutralizer. -— Chrysler light-action

  

four-wheel hrakes— no other car
of this price possesses this feature.

  
  

    

new eAR'SIut
A new ZENITH 0|: L0\\/ mucus CAR-LUXURY

internal expanding hydraulic."

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AN 0 UP\VARDS

  

C0upe '.' 7. . . . $670
Roadster . . . . . 6'70
2-Door Sedan . . . . 690
Touring . . . . . 695
De Luxe Coupe . . . . 720

725

‘4-Door Sedan . . . .

All prices ﬂ 0. 6. Detroit 1 Chrysler dealers in in a
position to extend the convenience of tint: payment;

AND PERHIRMANCE \

With the new Plymouth, Chrysler is the
ﬁrst to give, at so low a price, the advan-
tages of performance, riding ease, depend-
ability and full adult size which characterize
ﬁne Cars of higher price.

It is so revolutionary an advance over
other low priced cars, it is such conclusive
evidence that the past year’s strides in the
science of manufacturing have multiplied
the purchasing power of the motor car
dollar, that you will surely want to see it
and drive it.

A Plymouth ride is the best demonstration ,
of the ease with which it leaps from 5 to

60 and more miles per hour—the quiet of
its power and the smoothness of its ﬂight.

You yourself must put your foot to the
light-action internal hydraulic 4-wheel
brakes to know the conﬁdence of the
fastest and safest deceleration you have 3
ever experienced.

‘And above all, you must see its beautiful

lines and ﬁnish, and stretch at ease in its
deep-upholstered, full adult-size bodies, to
comprehend how completely the Plymouth '
surpasses cars heretofore sold under 31000.

Please see and ride in the Plymouth. We A
believe you will discover there has never '
been a car anywhere near its price that,
can app‘rOach'. the Plymouth for . .powver,f
pick-up, smoothness, easy handling, safety,
quietness and roominess — nor that can

equal it in beauty and style.

