American Agriculturist, December 15, 1923 
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jB^OURHENs-i 
Semi-Solid Buttermilk helpB you get 
more eggs when prices are highest. 
Keeps your hens healthy and makes 
stronger hatching eggs. Run down, poor 
laying flocks are quickly toned up. Used 
regularly by farmers and poultrymen 
everywhere. Also, unequalled as hog 
tonic and feed. 
Semi- S olid 
Buttermilk 
is buttermilk pasteurized and condensed 
under our special process to point 
of greatest food and tonic. For 
poultry best results are obtained by 
feeding just as it comes in the package. 
Containers vary from 
one gallon cans to 600 
lb. barrels. 
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CONSOLIDATED 
PRODUCTS CO. 
Dept. 840 
4750 Sheridan Road, 
Chicago, Illinois 
You can make a better 
sprouter than you can buy. 
This sprouter was made in one evening by a 14 
, year old boy with a saw and hammer. The cost, 
with heater, was $2.99. Thousands in use. All say 
it is the best and handiest made. 
Make Layers Out of Loafers 
To make hens lay their best in winter, growing 
green food rich in vitamins, must be fed. Sprouted 
oats are best. The Putnam Home Made Sprouter 
yields the best and sweetest sprouts and with the 
least work. I will send, free, plans for making this 
sprouter with description of Little Putnam Stove 
to heat it. Also instructions for use of stove to keep 
fowls’ drinking water unfrozen. Stove holds three 
pints of oil. Burns a month without trimming or 
filling. Patented burner. Nothing likeit. Ask your 
dealer, or send me his name and $2.50 and get one 
by return mail, postpaid. Try it. If not satisfied, 
return in 10 days and I’ll refund $2.60 
I. PUTNAM Route 1227-0, Elmira, N.Y. 
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Now Is The Time to Prove T he 
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feeding 
Because STRUVEN’S FISH MEAL is 
made from fresh, whole fish,—-finely ground,— 
and rich in the needed proteins and minerals 
for growth and health of poultry, hogs 
and stock. 
It has been proved to be better and more 
economical than animal concentrates land 
the popularity of STRUVEN’S PISH MEAL 
increases constantly simply because of 
real merit. 
Free Feeding Instructions and Free 
Samples Upon Request 
CHARLES M. STRUVEN & CO. 
114-C S. Frederick St., Baltimore, Md. 
140-Acre Farm Home with 
9 Dairy Cattle, Horse, Crops 
Furniture, hogs, 80 poultry, cream separator, gas engine, 
full implements, tools; a money maker, near live R.R. 
town; machine-worked fields, 15-cow pasture, estimated 
700 cords wood, 50,000 ft. timber, apples, plums, cherries: 
see picture fine house with porch, running water, big base¬ 
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$2800 gets all. Part cash. Details page 27 Illus. Catalog 
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AGENCY, 150 R Nassau Street, New York City. 
Interstate Milk Producers 
Hold Annual Meeting 
\TTENDANCE records were broken at the 
1\. seventh annual meeting of the stock¬ 
holders of the Interstate Milk Producers Asso¬ 
ciation, which was held December 3 and 4 at 
the Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., when 
over 300 delegates registered. The outstanding 
feature of the meeting was the unanimous and 
enthusiastic approval of a resolution that the 
association adopt a sanitary code to apply to 
all producers and handlers of milk in the 
Philadelphia Milk Shed. In other words, the 
producers themselves have taken the initiative 
in cleaning up their own territory. 
The morning session included reports by 
Secretary Balderston, Treasurer R. F. Brinton 
and the certified accountant, and election 
of directors. 
The afternoon session was opened with a 
report of the tellers on the election which was 
held during the morning. The directors 
elected for a term of three years consisted of: 
H. 1). Allebach, Montgomery Co., Pa.; S. K. 
Andrews, Dorchester Co., Md.; I. J. Book. 
Lancaster Co., Pa.; R. F. Brinton, Chester Co., 
Pa.; E. H. Donovan, Kent Co., Del.; S. B. 
Lehman, Franklin Co., Pa.; Albert Sarig, 
Berks Co., Pa., and F. P. Willits, Delaware 
Co., Pa. Will Kieth, Queen Anne Co., Md., 
was elected director for two years. Charles 
Preston of Chester Co., Pa., was elected 
director for one year. 
Following the report of the tellers. President 
H. D. Allebach read his annual report. Ac¬ 
cording to Mr. Allebach, the membership now 
numbers 17,680, the net annual increase in 
membership during the past year being 2257. 
However, during the past year new members 
amounted to 2612. According to Mr. Allebach, 
one of the outstanding features of the past 
year was the work of the testing department 
of the association. In one instance c in particu¬ 
lar, he stated that a dealer was convicted for 
falsifying his reports, his conviction being 
based on the findings of the tester of the organi¬ 
zation. The testing force has also been a vital 
factor in settling disputes arising between 
patrons of milk plants and the operators. The 
1924 plans call for the expansion of the testing 
department. 
President Allebach reviewed the price situa¬ 
tion in great detail, pointing out the higher 
prices received in 1923 compared with those 
received in 1922. The average basic price in 
1923 was $2.67 or 70 cents higher than the 
basic price for 1922. In reviewing the surplus 
prices for the first nine months of 1923, he 
stated that the average surplus price for 3 per 
cent, milk was $1.78 per 100 pounds as com¬ 
pared with $1.38 per 100 pounds for 1922 or a 
40-eent increase for 1923. Milk sold in class 2 
surplus was also 40 cents higher in 1923 than 
in 1922. 
Plans for 1924 
Plans for 1924 include the establishment of a 
statistical bureau which will study markets 
and milk movements to place its findings before 
members of the association, expansion of the 
testing department and the adoption of sanitary 
standards which stands out as the most impor¬ 
tant feature. The adoption of sanitary stand¬ 
ards will keep out milk dumped on the Phila¬ 
delphia market that can not find sale in other 
markets, due to sanitary restrictions. At the 
present time, Philadelphia has no operating 
sanitary code relative to the production and 
handling of milk and as a result any one can 
dump milk on the Philadelphia market to the 
detriment of not only the consumers of Phila¬ 
delphia but to the producers- who must take 
care of the market the year around. 
John D. Miller, president of the National 
Milk Producers Federation and vice-president 
of the Dairymen’s League Cooperative Associa¬ 
tion, followed Mr. Allebach. In his address 
Mr. Miller reviewed the work of the National 
Federation and paid high tribute to men of the 
Interstate Milk Producers Association who 
worked for and with the Federation. Review¬ 
ing the work of the National Federation and 
cooperating farm organization, Mr. Miller 
recalled the bitter fight carried on in Washing¬ 
ton to put through legislation relative to 
“filled” milk, the tariff and the Capper- 
Volstead Act. Mr. Miller emphatically said 
that it was the organized and not the unor¬ 
ganized farmers who had made the victory 
possible. He called attention to the fact that, 
were it not for organized farmers, tariff laws 
would still allow foreign butter to flood our 
market, keeping down prices below cost of 
production. 
Vice-President Shangle of Mercer County, 
N. J., was next on the program and presented 
to the meeting the proposition for cleaning up 
of the Philadelphia Milk Shed. The proposi¬ 
tion submitted by Mr. Shangle and which was 
later unanimously adopted by the meeting is a 
voluntary move on the part of the association 
to adopt a sanitary code for milk producers 
(i Continued on page J t 16) 
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do the work of G 
Read the Amazing 
Facts about this Won- 
derM Farm Engine 
“I set out 
to build a 
farm engine 
that would 
have every 
feature the 
farmerwanted 
and none he didn’t want. 
It has now been on the 
market six years. Thou¬ 
sands of satisfied users tell 
me I’ve succeeded. I’m 
proud to have this engine 
bear my name.” 
A. Y. EDWARDS. 
Read What These Users Say 
Lighting, House, Barn and Garage 
“I want to tell you the Edwards is the 
smartest little engine that you ever hitched 
a belt to. I am running a seventy light, 
direct current generator to light the house, 
bam and garage, and as for general fann 
work you could not purchase a better 
one.” L. G. DAVIES, Plymouth, N. H. 
Best Engine Ever Built 
“ I do not hesitate to recommend the ' 
Edwards Engine for all general farm pur¬ 
poses from to 6 H. P. I have tested 
it on feed grinding and sawing and it gives 
perfect satisfaction. It gives a steady 
flow of power, and it always starts. I 
think it is the best engine ever built.” 
WM. H. LUTZ, Sugar Grove, Ohio. 
Easy To Move—Easy To Run 
“I run wood saws, cement mixers, 
threshing machines, etc. Let me tell you 
it is the most wonderful engine I have 
ever seen or run. It is so easy to move 
around and so easy to run. I would not 
have any other engine. I would advise 
any farmer to buy the Edwards.” 
FRANK FOELL, Cologne, N. J. 
“The Only Farm Engine” 
“My Edwards Engine has proven most 
satisfactory. I have used it nearly every 
day for two years. Hot weather or cola, 
it starts easily and it has never once gone 
back on me or given the slightest trouble. 
I have given it hard use and it has never 
cost me one cent for repairs.” OTT 
FISHER, Leffel Lane, Springfield, Ohio. 
Wonderful Power 
“We hitched the Edwards to a 30 -inch 
saw and could not faze it. The next 
thing I hitched it to was a Sandwich four- 
hole corn sheller. The man that owned 
the sheller said that it was equal to steam 
for regular power. I would advise any 
farmer to buy an Edwards.” PARKER 
LICHTY, Carlisle, Pa., R. D. 7 . 
Perfect Balance 
“Several of us were discussing the 
balance of the engine the other day and 
we picked up the Edwards Engine, while it 
was running and placed it across a trestle. 
It was not fastened or supported in any 
way, merely placed on the trestle which 
was only 3 inches wide. We had it running 
in this manner for about twenty minutes 
and changed the speed through the entire 
range—a truly wonderful demon 
stration of balance.” HARRY 
TEACH, Chief Inspector, The 
Edwards Motor Co. 
My engine — the Edwards Engine — will do the work of 
six ordinary farm engines. And I am willing to prove 1 
this to your entire satisfaction. I don’t want you to 
risk a cent or to place yourself under any obligation. 
No Other Engine, Like It 
For thirty years. I have been designing and building engines 
of all types and sizes, from one horsepower to one thousand 
horsepower. Every working day of my life in business has 
been devoted to internal combustion engines. The farmer’s 
‘power needs have been uppermost in my mind during these 
years. My experience on a farm proved to me just what kind 
of an engine a farmer needs. It was a problem that required a 
complete knowledge of what could be done or should not be 
done in building engines. 
Six years ago the Edwards Farm Engine was put on the 
market, and today thousands of farmers who own Edwards 
Engines tell me that I have solved the problem of farm power. 
There is no other engine like it. It will do more for you than 
any other engine possibly coidd do. 
6 Engines In 1 
It is only one engine, yet it takes the place of six engines., 
It will give from to 6 H. P. You can change power 
instantly while the engine is running. Change it as you need 
it,— 1}4 H. P. when you need 1 %. or 6 H. P. when you need 
6. Or any power needed in between these two. 
Wonderful Economy 
Fuel consumption is always in proportion to the power used, 
and is.remarkably low at all times. It bums kerosene or gasoline 
and will do the work at a fuel cost so low it will surprise you. 
Easy to Operate 
The Edwards Engine is. so light that two. men can carry it 
easily from job to job. Pick it up and set it down anywhere. 
It is so perfectly balanced that it requires no anchorage. 
This wonderful balance and smooth running also make for 
long life and durability. Easy starting, no cranking. 
For Every Farm Job 
The Edwards Engine will run a feed cutter, corn sheller, 
fanning mill, light plant, saw, washing machine, small silo 
filler, fodder . cutter, pump, milking machine,—these and 
many other pieces of. power equipment on your farm. And 
it does, each of these jobs economically with fuel consumption 
according to the load pulled—not another engine on the 
market can duplicate this guaranteed performance. 
Prices Lower Than Before War 
My prices today are lower than before the war. They 
offer you real economy in first cost as well as in operation. 
FREE TRIAL 
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Guaranteed 
for Life\ 
You can prove all my claims to your own satisfac¬ 
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absolutely free trial. I don’t want you to send me 
one penny or to obligate yourself in any way. I just 
want you to take the engine and try it—use it for all 
of your farm work, put it on every job you can think 
of. After that, if you’re not satisfied, you can return 
the engine to me without the payment of a single cent. 
Free Book 
Without any obligation to you, 
I will send you a free booklet 
describing the Edwards Engine in 
detail, giving proof of every claim 
I make and telling you all about 
my Free Trial Offer. Just fill in 
and mail the coupon. 
A. Y. EDWARDS 
THE EDWARDS 
MOTOR CO. 
933 MAIN ST. 
SPRINGFIELD, 
OHIO 
Edwards 
_ FARM 
Engine 
FREE BOOK 
The Edwards Motor Co., 
933 Main St., Springfield, Ohio. 
Gentlemen: 
Please send me your free booklet and 
details of your; freel trial [offer. This 
does not obligate me in any way. 
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