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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

Supervisor nman, supported by Supervisor Davis
report be accepted and
recommendations adopted. Carried
Supervisor and supported that the board do
adjourn o'clock Carried
B. CURTIS GEO. w. MOULTON,
Chairman. Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Leach were
Thursday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
s. Lord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Krick and moth
er, Mrs. Charity Powers, were the
Sunday dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
A. III. Guernsey. The dinner was in
honor of A. III. Guernsey's and Levi
Krick's birthday anniversaries.
Mrs. Abbie Parmerter is on the sick
list
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

Moved by Supervisor Inman supported by Supervisor
that of the committee apporonment be accepted and
Moved by Supervisor supported board do
B C. CURTIS, GEO W MoULToN,
Chairman Clerk
SATURDAY, OCTOBER goth,
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Roll call: Quorum present.
meeting October 10th read and approved
BY Supervisor Faxon:
Resolved County the County Of onia is
hereby authorized to purchase County
Liberty Thousand Dollars in denomna
of hundred dollars he think best total
amount Dollars the
be taken from the contingent fund
Moved by Supervisor nman supported by Supervisor Faxon
that the accepted adopted
The following resolution was offered:
wEREAs, the County Farm old stone
cboouse which is reported to be the Oldest its
and WHEREAS pride advisable
memorial the pioneer therefore BIZ
1T that the County
are hereby necessary repairs they
the and maintenance Of stone school
house a memorial of the pioneer days
by David supported by Supervisor Pitt that
recommendations adopted Carried
Your committee to whom referred the resolution providing
treveng expenses automobiles by certain County
Officers do hereby submit the following report:
We hereby recommend that the County Drain Commits
County School Commissioner and the Probation
Officer shall be allowed for the of automobile owned
actually necessarily travelled with automobile
performance the duties of his Office such mileage
computed place residence of such officer and
an imzed sworn statement shall be filed
Supervisors showing the mileage actually and necessarily
travelled with such automobile by such officer and the nature
of the work for which such expense incurred:
Provided That the officers aforesaid SHAH not be en-
titled expenses in travelling from their residences
specey the City of Ionia and return for the of
attending Office duties
c. W. HEALD
D. A. PACKARD.
III. L. SMITH.
Supervisor voers Supervisor Pitt that
Special Committee be amended read the of
tx mile each mile actually and necessarily travelled and
report adopted
Carried
Yeas-Supervisors Burns, Curtis David Davis Faxon Head
Henderson, Laden Montgomery Moore Osborn Pitt Sparks
Travis, vohlers-17
INTERPRETATIONS Goodwin Packard Peake smith, Snyder
Waltman-6
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors:
Your Special Committee appointed at previous to nve
the received by the Officers
would from the information able obtain the
folows
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

Respectfully submitted,
B. C. CURTIS,
GEO. d. FAxON,
R. N. SPARKS,
Special Committee.
Continued on Page Three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Fitting a Collar an Art
nx $. MoNrGoMERY

Much trouble results on the average farm each year from sore shoulders on horses caused by the improper 1ittlng ol collars and improper adjustment ol names
 The collar should fit the shoulder so that in length there is just room for th 2 flat of ones hand between the collar anu the neck at the bottom. In width the collar should fit snugly against tue sides of the neck from a point three inches above the shoulder point, to a point about halfway up to the top or inc neck The upper one-third to one half of the collar should be wide enough to allow one to pass the thick of the hand between the collar and the side or the neck. Ii the upper part of the neck ,s thick Quarter Sweeney or Hall Sweeney" collar should be used, so as not to ninch the neck. A collar too wide at the top will produce a sore heck on account of side motion of the collar as the horse walks
 Sweat pads should be avoided, as they hold the heat and sweat and produce 2 tender shoulder, often causing gaiieo condition. -
 The hames should be adjusted so as to hold the collar snugly against tne sides of the neck, and so as to bring tiie line of draft at right angles 10 the race of the shoulder as nearly as possible.
 The collar should be kept clean py wa ashing with a damp cloth each nish' when it is removed from the shoulder,
 Washing the shoulder each evenlns with cold salt water will help to toughen the skin and prevent shoulder gals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Machinery vs. Hand Work

Farm machinery makes it possible in some places and at some times for one man to do the work that two did before
 On a recent trip through the corn belt states saw on one farm two big, strong men, each with a team of horses and single moldboard blow. following each other around the field.' said G. I. Chris tie. assistant to the Secretary of Agri- culture, who is supervising the depart ments farm labor activities under the di- rection of Assistant Secretary Ousley. "On an adjoining farm a boy not more than IT years old was driving four big horses
 hitched to a two-furrow blow and doing
 work equal to if not greater than that accomplished by the two men.
 "On another farm there were two men on one wagon spreading manure with forks, while close by another farmer with three horses and manure spreader was accomplishing a large amount of work in more efficient way.
 ''In similar way the doublS cutaway harrow, the wide cutter bar of the mow- CT and binder the sheaf carrier on the grain harvester, the milking machine, the farm tractor. having tools, and other machinery are making it possible for farmers to handle their work with a materially reduced number of men.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Alabama Live Stock Train

So far as known, the first special train carving nothing else but live stock was shipped out of Alabama recently, the United States department of agriculture announces. This special train left Enter prise. It contained g car loads of live stock, which sold for slightly more than s7o0O0, average more than 5000 per car. Six additional carloads of live stock were ready for shipment in the same county at the same time. A neighboring coun- ty in south Alabama shipped g carloads of hogs the week before that, and still a third county shipped g carloads of hogs about the same time.
 This section of Alabama has been pros porous throughout the boil weevil inva- sion, because farmers have thrown all their energy into diversifcation of crops and live stock Most of the land is planted to corn, velvet beans and pea nuts and the average income per plow and team exceeds that of sections of the state where the proportionate acre. age in cotton is much larger
 As is the case in Mississippi, most of the hogs from southern Alabama are shipped co-operatively under plans in- stituted by the county agricultural agents, who have been active in bring ing about this revolution in the agricul- ture of this section of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Clean Milk

The folks in the city of Anniston and Calhoun county are fully awake to the proposition of a sanitary milk supply, according to MT. w. H. Eaton of Au- burn dairy extension department, wno has recently spent several days in that section. Good, clean milk. as is well known, is one of the best foods that can possibly be consumed, and bad milk is one of the worst. The folks of Call houn and Anniston mean to consume only clean milk. as is evidenced by the good work they are doing along this line
 Mayor L. L. Scarborough of Anniston is man of the progressive type and says: ITO improve the city milk supp ply has been found profitable not only to public health. but to the dairy in dustry, by establishing the confidence of the people in the safety of tho product, and by curtailing the loss, due to premature sourng. It is be- lieved that Alabama has peculiar ad- vantages for becoming a great dairy state. To become so sanitation must be so esta b1ished that the people will have confidence in the healthfuineSs of the dairy products"
 Probably few cities in the south have better milk ordinances than has Annts- ton, and much is due to, the city offi- cials. the United States health offi- cers. and the county agricultural agent. The local dairymen are cooperating heartily in the drive for clean milk
 Those who are not satisfied with the cleanliness of their milk supply would do well to study the ordinances in force in Anniston and Calhoun county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Southeast Alabama,

The folks in southeast Alabama are a wide awake bunch. When the boil weevll came along, instead of surrendering. they planted their cotton fields to peanuts and grew hogs by the thousands instead Of by the hundreds. That they are pros- porous is evidenceds by the many car loads of hogs they are shipping.
 Now they are taking, up the home dem onstration with such vim that it will not be long before all the homes in this section will be real model homes, says Miss Louise Thomas who has just re- turned from a trip to that section.
 "A good long while ago we received call for help along home demonstration lines from Houston county through S. A. Stapleton, president of the Rotary club of Dothan," said Miss Thomas. Ten centers in the county have been organ ized.
 John Odom, the county superintendent of education, assisted very materially
 in this work The clubwomen of Dothan took up the matter and helped to push if with vim and energy. They elected Mrs. Ben Barnes chairman and teacher. Although it rained nearly every day thai these meetings were being held they were well attended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Boys Club Work

There is very great interest in the boys club work in Geneva county, accord ing to P. o. Davis, assistant boys club agent of the Junior extension service, who has just returned from week s trip to the county. There are 10 of these clubs in Geneva county with an aver age membership of 20. Of the total mem bership around 160 belong to the pig clubs, thus showing how tremendously popular the hog is becoming. MT. Davis says the pig club membership in this county is considerably more than double what it was last year.
 With the assistance of James L. Her ror special club agent for the county, MT Davis held schools of instruction at the schoolhouse in each community where a club was located. Two of these schools of instruction were held at night and the public invited. Instruction included information as to the keeping of records, registration of pigs, feeding problems. cultivation and the fertilization of corn and peanuts, etc.
 More than half of the sows owned by the pig club members are registered, and much of the credit for this excellent showing is due to the fine work being done by Mir Heron and R. l.. King, coun- ty agent The work of the boys along pig club lines is doing for the swine industrfy what the corn clubs have for many years been doing for the corn industry, No single agency has done more to help bring about better farm ing than these boys clubs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Soy Beans Rich in Oil

Soy beans have been used and liked in the United States for many years in those regions whore they have been grown. and more recently have been used by canners to some extent for gen. eral trade The war situation, with it's need for frsiing new foods and new uses for oldf foods, has fixed attention on this food Drop to such extent that familiar
 the orient as & valuable food staple, is unlike common legumes. in that it con- tains much oil and no starch. Oil is obtained by pressing it out of the beans. This leaves press cake, which still contains some oil and all the rest of the food material originally present in the beans The cake is readily ground into flour, which is of high food value and can be used in many ways in cooking. It has been on the market to some ex- tent for long time and used for spe- cial purposes. It is now becoming a common foodstuff in some localities, one . which is well worth knowing and using.
 Experiments with the soy bean flour in the experiment kitchen of the office of home economies United States de- partment of agriculture, show that pal atable dishes can be made by using it as one of the ingredients. Tested recipes using soy bean flour are given in secretary's circular 113 just issued by the department Copies vii be sent free on request from division of publica- tions United States department of agri- culture, Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
ARE YOU FIGURING ON GRAIN ACREAGE NEXT FALL?
Wasting Time With Weeds

There is nc loss on the farm as great as that caused by losing time with weeds. One man can do more toward keeping down the weeds on a farm if they ars taken when just starting than three good men can do after weeds once get the upper hand. This every practical farmer or gardener knows if he s.op4 to think a minute. Get weeds once well rooted between the hills and rows and it will tai.e three times the horse power, man power and time to uproot and de- stroy them than it would had they been gone over just after showing above the ground. At that time they are not 0rl4 easily annihilated, but they have oe'-a the crop no harm, taken little or no mols-
 ture or fertility and die sooner than when once well rooted.
 Light surface cultivation will com pletely end weeds just starting, while f takes horse power and deep cultivation to exterminate weeds well rooted. This deep cultivation is more often injurious
 than beneficial, particularly after ths first deep stirring, which in heavy, com.
 pact soils is sometimes very essential.
 But as rule deep cultivation if it 's at all late, will tend to dry out the sotl
 in windy climate and always does seri.
 ous damage, particularly with corn, n cutting off needed near-surface roots and feeders. Professor Shaw used to say that weeds were God-send to the north-
 west, as without them many farmers would not till their planted crops at all.
 One thing is certain, we have got to get rid of weeds or contribute so much mois- ture room and fertility to their support that paying crops cannot be grown on , the same fields with them-and by far the most economical way to handle them is to get after them as soon as they ap- pear.
 As all over our w'eed-infested country absolutely clean fields, yes and farms, can be found right alongside land made almost worthless from weeds. it is plain that weels are not necessary nor impos- sible of eradication. The fact is, too many do not fully realize the enormous amount of direct loss weeds are to | farm and still fewer know that day spent on them at the right time will do l more 10 clean a place of weeds than weeks put in when they have once got 1 the upper hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Trained Workers Scarce

Some indication of the difficulties experienced by the United States de- partment of agriculture in it's eftorts to maintain productions to assist the farmers of the nation in improving and extending their operations in com batting animal and plant diseases and insect pests and in other directions; to maintain the efficiency of the meat in- srection service and of the national forest organization; and properly to administer the 31 regulatory laws under it's jurisdiction is gwen in a statement recently issued by the de- pertinent.
 According to this statement, 6ofS regular members of the department have left the service to engage in other ocoupations or have entered the mili- tary or naval service since the declara- ton of a state of war with Germany on April 6, 1917. Of this number, ] 537 have joined the military and naval forces and the services of 4511 eln- ployes, including 95S women, have been lest to the department in other ways. The state relations service, for in- stance, which supervises the agrIcul- tural extension work in cooperation with the state agricultural colleges, has lost S67 men and $50 women: the forest service, 72e men and S9 women; the bureau of animal industry, 1872 men and 55 women; the bureau of mar kets. 293 men and 47 women, and other branches, such as the bureau of chem istry, the bureau of plant industry. and the weather bureau have been heavily drawn upon. Most of these employees are experts in their particular fields, ana were performing important duties in the department which required long training and peculiar qualifications some of them very special technical qualifications.
 Under the food production act of August 10, 1917, the Congress made available to the department an addi- tional appropriation of s11,3d6, 400 for the extension and development of its activities in many directions and directed the department to carry out its intentions in this respect. The de- partment, therefore, has been in the position of having to increase it's forces very considerably when, at the same time, it has been losing large numbers of it's most effective and trained employees The difficulties in securing men of the requisite training and of retaining those already in the service have been very great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Reserve Seed Corn

The, United States department ol aoriculture announced May 20 that re-
 serve quantities of corn suitable TOT seed are stored at points convenient
 for distribution by express to farmers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. kentucky' Minnesota, Michigan. Missouri, Nepras- ka. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsln
 This corn is intended for late planting and replanting and can be purchased from the department for cash at cast. as provided by law
 Farmers needing seed corn shouiu get in touch at once with their county agents for detailed information regard ing the kind of corn. the price, ana how orders should be placed for it.. Where there is no county agent in ouiries should be addressed to the nearest of the following officials in charge of the seed corn distribution: Illinois, William G. Eckhardt l20 West Adams street, Chicago, Ill.,; Indiana. C.. l. Christie Lafayette, Ind: Iowa, R. K. Bliss. Ames, Iowa; Michigan, R. J.. Baldwin, East Lansing, Mich: Minns- sota, A. D. Wilson, University farm, St Paul Minn.. Nebraska. Prof ". w..
 Burr, Lincoln. Neb.; Ohio. c. S Wheeler, Ohio State university, Columbus. Ohio; Wisconsin. c. P. Norgood. Madison, i'Nfc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
By CLARENCE DU BOSE


 Why are boys and town men working on farms? Is it because they can earn more money at that work?
 No. It is for the same reason that men are fighting in the trenches in France-not for the money there is in 1t, but to help win the war. How do they help win the war by work ing on farms?
 They produce food. What will happen if we fail to pro- duce food?
 as our food production falls below the war requirements of the allies and our selves, just that much are We handi- capped ill our fight.
 | But why do the men and boys from l towns have to go to farms? Why cant the farmers get farm hands just as they have in past years? l For the same reason you can't do lots .of things as you did in past years 1 for the reason that we are at war.
 Have all the farm workers gone to the army and navy?
 | Oh no! Of course, farmer boys re- sponded to the call of the colors with i the same fine spirit of Americans oi every kind. As far as the draft is con cerned the figures show that very small percentage of the total number of farm workers have been called for the army. 1 Then, what has become of the farm workers who have left the farms? 1 They have gone to work in manufact. uring establishments, munitions plants shipyards and at various kinds of indus | trial employment.
 1 Why did they leave the farms for these manufacturing and construction jobs?
 Because they could earn higher wages.
 And yet, in these manufacturing ane construction jobs they are helping vii the war, are they not?
 MUST HAVE MEN Certainly, The shipyards and construc tion jobs and all the war manufacturins must go on at top speed, and, or course I must have men to do the work. Isn't this the situation-that the gen l eral indostriai speeding-up made neces sary fy the war has demanded so man. men that the number of men voluntarii, looking for farm jobs is not large enougi | to meet the farmers needs for iaporf That's the idea, exactly. Then why not conscript men TOT Iari' work as We conscript men for the army We can't conscript labor because tner lis no law for it.
 Rut isn't it practicable to conscrip farm labor if Congress will pass sucl l a law?
 ! No: it is most impracticable. When man is conscripted for the army h. works for the government and IS Ted clothed. paid and protected by the gov ernment. If the government should con script labor for farms the governmen would have to take possession or tn farms also, and have government offl cials run them. The government can not force Tom Jones to work for Bll
 Smith The government would nave I ltake Bill Smiths farm when it took Tor
 Jones' labor.
 But idlers and loafers are being force
 to go to work all over the country?
 Yes, but that is different proposl tion Every man is free to go to wor at the job he likes best, provided. course. it is something worthy The re auirement Is, merely, that every ma must work. It is his privilege 10 q
 whatever useful work he prefers: thl lis farm work more often than not, ne
 cause farms are accessible to practicali levery town and because farm neip needed almost everywhere.
 Do the volunteers give up their tow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
In Case of Poison Ivy

Poisoning from poison ivy is caused by an oil that exudes from every part of the plant Prompt removal of this poisonous oil by the use of strong soap or alcohol will remove the source of the poison. If this is done immedi- ately after handling the ivy, no bad results will follow Laundry soap is best. Wash the arms and hands down. ward with plenty of soap, then bathe them with alcohol and wrap with gauge bandages. Should the infection not be discovered until it has made it's appearance. the same treatment should be followed. keeping the parts well bandaged and avoiding scratching. The best protection lies in avoiding the plant It is easily distinguished on account of it's always having three leaves in cluster. It is sometime es known as the three leaf ivy. It grows rank but is easily killed by frequent moving. Treating with salt will also kill the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
In Charge of Wires

The bureau of markets of the United States department of agriculture took complete charge on June 1 of all tele- graphic reports on live stock receipts and prices which are distributed daily from the Chicago Union Stock Yards. The bureaus leased wires are used for the transmission of this information from Chicago to other livestock mar kets and meat distributing centers, at most of which branch offices are main tained. Local representatives post the bulletins and distribute the infornla- tion as it is received at intervals dur ing the day.
 The telegraph companies, press as- sociations and other news distributing agencies have adopted the bureau of markets service exclusively instead of that of the unofficial sources which heretofore have provided the informa : tion for the live stock market reports at Chicago. The dispatches now being sent from Chicago, both to branch of fees of the bureau and to subscribe ss of commercial news agencies. consist of a o'clock message on estimated re- ceipts of cattle, hogs and sheep. an S:S0 message on the opening hog mar ket and revised estimated receipts. a later wire giving prices. and a closing market message.