- .that; Barley, :Will Probably be nt Plan: Mature. ontin-ues to be one of the lie—problems in all cir- prospect of the agricul- , edules being affected seems this extra session of con- ' feW days oil! the preparer L he farm schedules to be acted nithn‘iity to the principles administration Will keep the politicians busy in Wash- during the next few weeks. ences are arranged with .Wilson, when many planks proposied tariff bill will be sub- or his examination, and it has efinitely knoWn that what- nbgongress takes upon the . _, sanctioned by the presi- ' 1111 will be left the final whether there shall /be one revis .. bill , opposition has , d m Muse member‘s Who , malt ngle bill idea a dorm” ' dent Wilson' s indOrsement 11m before submitting their , _ ongreSsP 1:}! "senate, however, there is al— "and wool, will fight the i add 15 per cent duty on ’1; into the bill by the flee. genraI tarii'i bill is in- ‘ With the approval of Presi- W on, it is thought that the 4: mocratic‘ leaders will be ’1; Wield to the demand for ..otes on these two sched— eat Wilson’s attitude toward ' of duties on agricultural , V high comprise the so-called ‘bfiske” list, wll haVe a. e upou the votes of ye Republicans in both Many of these 1 the senate and house are o‘ultural products, they ., om their constituents sin The house committee oti’cally in half the tariff on ey, oats and other farm While meats have , been ' this, committee to come in ' .. f}. 5 'NDREW CA‘RNhGIh said: your eggs into one 7 » watch that basket. ” _. the truth of the old adage: ’ , your eggs into One basket.” farmer today: on a thread! market. higher. demand. ._ stock to consume it. So .you farmers quit raising live oats and eighty cent corn. and forty cent corn. 7 Wane. Your cheap hay, corn and oats, spring On the other hand meat ‘prices were never Not enough live stock to supply the Plenty of cheap feed, but no live preVaili'ng prices Would have netted you profitable prices. had better think this over before you open up shop for business this III/fir ; 1’? 7&1er fiofi/ PONE CENT PER COPY ( “Put all 01' basket," and then We still hold to “Don’t put all of Here is the situatiOn that confronts the No market for feeding hay. Corn, oats and all grains selling at low prices If we had the live stock to feed, hay, corn and oats , would find ready sale at profitable prices. was scarceiwe had a surplus of live stock. When feed stock and started out after twenty—five dollar per ton hay, sixty cent After two years of work in this direction, you take an inventory and yen have $10 hay, thirty cent oats Yes, and you haven’t got steers which you ’c0u1d sell at $—- per cwt. or pork at s— , ,. ..istslflw {armies , ‘ he” on't take. 01! a gOOd pro 0 everyth 115. e raises every year; but he does make p a profit on something he raises every year. worked up into beef and! hogs at Boys, you marketing and consumers price of food stuff. I also believe if one farmer in each toWnsh had a short form of the bill along th a few Suggestions of why they should support it with room for signatures that they could swamp the legislature with farmers endorsing it -—John Bird, Davison, Genesee Co, Michigan. Last Moment Market Flashes very latest quotations are: Oats, Standard Rye............ .. Beans Butter........ -Poultry........... coo. HE LAST MINUTE before going to press, we secure quotations T on the several commodities from the principal market centers. A detailed statement covering conditions, our predictions and special advice, will be round with each commodity on the following pages. The Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying) ...... $1. 07% Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying) ....... . 1.08% 36 Hay (best market today, New York), at. . . . . . * Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at. ket). olceootooccoououu . Dressed Hogs (Detroit Mar .60 1.90 20.00 .48 .33 .18 .11 .18% .Iooe,nooou B ’lset’s unmade “1‘11 mot, Y Way of explanation the prices quoted: refers to the prices paid 1'. o. b, mills for the quality quoted We give you the “best market today” merely to show you what prices ‘could be secured for commodities quoted 11 same Were .on track at mar- 1ego Quotations,- carefully considered, give you the drift ' “Large Mills are paying” ._within its territory mus t; , Tuberculi‘n tested snug. ‘ growth, '1! l' I 50 WEEKS OR MORE WILL MAKE ATTACK 0N PURE MILK LAWS-.1 A TEST CASE ON MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING FREE MILK TO BE MADE. The United States Supreme Court is to be Asked to Rule on the Consti» tutionality of City Laws, Demand ing All Milk be From Tuberculln ” Tested Cows. What promises to be a very inter- esting test case for dairymen will ,.’ probably be taken up when the Unit- ed States Supreme Court convenes next Monday. A large number of cities have passed very stringent laws on the kind and quality of the milk that can be sold Within their bound- aries. The justice of many of the provisions in these laws has been questioned, and there is no doubt that there have been too many con- ccssions by municipalities to alarm- ists who say that all the babies in the country are in danger of death .from,‘ impure milk from 'unhealthy cows. The test case is to be made in an ordinance of the city of Minneapolis which requires that all mil‘k fsold‘ e sues“ tion will concern the constitutionality of such an act. _ > On the same day the court is ex- pected to announce Whether it will review a. case in the local courts wherein it was held that milk con- taining more than a certain number of bacteria was forbidden the cham nels of interstate commerce by the federel pure food law. The milk supply'of several cities, in addition to Washington, crosses state lines. Many other cities, in- cluding Chicago, Boston, Syracuse, Portland, Oregon; Rochester, Tren- ton and St. Joseph, Meg, have ordi- nances fixing the maximum number of bacteria which may be in milk sold within their respective limits. That point is not urged in! the printed argument just' filed in court on behalf of John Quincy Adams, a farmer \who is attacking the or’di- nance. His attack is limited to trying to prove that the ordinance is class legislation in that it applies to cows outside the city and not to those within the city, and that it would confiscate his property in that it au- thorizes the immediate destruction of milk brought into the city from cows that have not been “‘tuberculined.” ARMOURS PLAN BIG RICE FIELD One of the largest rice fields in the world is to be planted by the Armours on a large part of their holdings on the Feather river, near Nicolaus, Cal. At present more than 3,000 acres have been plowed and checked in readiness for the planting of the seed, and before work is fin- ished it is planned that 12, 000 acres _ , " will be devoted to raising rice. A laxge force of men is engaged in sink-‘1 ing Wells to insure“ an abundance or :3 water as, at certain periods of its growing, and it is expected thdt the - crop will bring a large income .9312; " rice must be under water The land is low and adapted to rice The whole commercial situation “ that; felt the blow dealt Our . *‘i'brothers and sisters in the 0 ed sections In every direction aliens} of communication with the out- :side have been effected to the extent that busi ess has been of a very in- liter nature during the past ’ ask. We mention this in conneci i‘itl'on‘»with\our market notes because ‘of the natural sympathy that a con- ,«v-dition of this kind will have on the ,E’s'general Commercial situation for at 3 least a temporary period“ Just how 'V long this sympathetic feeling will be ' manifest is a question which time ‘ . Only can show; but we do know that ‘with transportation" in its present hampered condition that outside mar- ?” kets will'become in a‘ bare condition for a time, at least. If the extenua- ' tion of the present flooding situation does not result in a baring of outside market centers it will certainly have a tendency to make them become alarmed as to the filling of their fu- ture requirements. This sympathetic feeling and its result is already show- ing itself on certain markets. The New York market gives us a wire, dated Saturday, March 29, to the ef- feet that prices‘ on hay will be tem- porarily boosted by virtue of flooded conditions existing. An embargo has been placed on the Pittsburgh market affecting the receipts of all shipments, not only hay, but produce, etc., as well._ Right now if our readers had their hay positioned so that it could be loaded on cars and shipped to the New York market there is little ques- tion but what an enhanced price would be the result. This feature, which is visiting us at the moment, demonstrates the necessity of the po- sitioning of your commodities for the market. Today a number of you haVe ' a carload of hay or a number of car- loads of hay l baled ready for ship- ‘ment, but p ed in your barn some ‘ miles from the railroad. With roads «in their present almost impassible condition, you could not haul that hay to the railroad regardless of the price you could get. Suc'h lessons as these, dear readers, should set you to thinking—show you that through these different angles looms up an avenue of escape, a real necessity in order that your commodities can be placed on the market to the best ad- vantage. It is with keen pleasure that I receive advices. Local dealers re- garding the disposition on part of the producer to hang back on good hay and to make disposition of common qualities to the best advantage. One of my old friends called on me this last week, relating an incident that happened on his local market, and the condition which generally exists. To me, personally, he confirmed the attitude taken by the producer in the above manner of handling as the only way in which the general situation could be ‘improved. We do notiish . to go on record as advising you that , the price on hay is going to be at , any definite point, either advanced f or declined, but we do want to say to i you that we are Still hanging to the =- line of defense we established Way back in September of this season, that the only way in which we could benefit the general situation was to be constantly bullish on our high class stuff, with a tendency to being bear~ ish on our low class stuff. Personal- rly, the writer of this article has faith; it’s great” stuff; even if it doesn’t get you anything, it makes life werth liv— ing, and if anyone needs it in God’s world, it is the man who produces a . crop and tries to sell it on basis of ,‘VcOnditions that exist today. I believe hat this good high classed stuff is log to show an advance over the scent market situation, I also feel . ' at the under current is Working ifright new. .that very soon you Will gees the ”surface of the commercial sea “ . -ee.tji71er . ' , it will pay. 13 r Getonyor“ Nb. l—Good. subst _ market. at firofltable p" predicted. (:93. hour” proposition. No. > lower but we would take a. chance. ed. No. 4—No refit at ruling prices. 1 p B—lietter‘. keep in p6 ntial demand. and present condition( favor steady V, .N —-Mark'e be“? D. rites. "jf_ 3—Market Very quiet; has every appearance of hen: nif‘ovgg, . th is is an “s t clearing up and’be yAnth If you can hold. rt. Prices may do Storm on. show little bubbles of inspiration. We are not going to look or expect any geysers, but we are going to look ~ for, and hope to see, a general bub- bling of advance all along the com- mercial stream. to the last ditch. ’x HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRIGIC. Michigan. . . . . . . . £10.00 Michigan ...... . . . 11.0.0 Michigan ..l..... 11 Michigan. . . . . . ., 11.30 Michigan. . . . . . Zone No. Michigan. . . . . . . . . 11.30 Zone No. , Michigan ......... , 12.20 NOTE—The priced lven are on o hull. of No. 1 Tlmot yhoy In the lites-ent Michigan trelxht soled. .Thle give. you the price that Michi- gan dealers should be able to pay for this commodity. t. e. h. their old- tlone, under existing market condi- tie-d. Zone No. Zone No. Zone No. Zonc’ No. Zone No. Have faith; fight . VDETROIT.——While there has been no sales made this last week above regular quotations, still we do feel that the situation is gradually clear- ing up. Receipts have been very much lighter the latter part of the week, with the trade stirring about just a little looking for receipts. This situation, which is visiting us, from a local standpoint is caused largely by road condition in the state. While we appreciate that the individual is very anxious to get his hay away, it is a grand thing to have the market checked for a short time so that" a cleanup can be made. The situation. naturally, will improve; then we will be in position to take advantage of that improvement if We only regulate disposition properly. HAY—DETROIT MARKET. No. 1 Timothy. . . . . ........... $14.00 No. 2 Timothy ...... . ......... 12.00 No. 3 Timothy ................ 9.00 Light mixed ..... , ............. 12.00 No. 1 Mixed 11.00 No. 2 mixed .................. 8.00 Rye Straw 9.00 Wheat and Out Straw .......... 8.00 PITTSBURGH~We have already reCeived advice that the Pittsburgh market has been embargoed. There is no real change in the situation, so that we have a right to get eXcited at this time, but with an embargo placed on any market you can natur- ally expect an advance on the same. The outside conditions affecting this embargo will be watched most care- fully. lt is simply a matter of manip- ulation of the situation as to the price current existing in Pittsburgh. HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET. No. 1 Timothy hay .......... $15.00 No. 2 Timothy hay ........... 13.00 No. 3 Timothy ................ 10.00 No. 1 Light mixed hay ........ 12.00 No. 1 Clover mixed hay ...... 12.00 No, 1 Glover hay ............. 12.00 Fine Prairie Packing Hay. . . . 10.00 No.10at straw.............. 0.00 No. 1 Rye straw ....... . ..... 10.00 No. 1 Wheat straw ........... 0.00 CHICAGO—NO. 1 and choice tim— ,,othy hay is in very light supply at the present time. There is a good , demand for practically all grades of hay, sales being effected readily at, . quotations. While many sales have been made at 50c to $1.00 over quOi tations, it was based on exceptionally highic'olored shipmentS, and we hard— ly feel like using this as a ‘founda-V tion for an expected advance. On ac count of the southern situa little hey may be same «a... it this is done there W111 be a natural effect on thisimarket. ‘HAY-u-OH'ICAGO ' MARKET. Choice Timothy . . . '. .317. 00 No. 1 Timothy ..... 15-00 No. 2 Tlmothy........‘....... 12.50 Light Glover Mlx‘ed,....l...... 12.50 No.2Mlxed hay............. 11100 No.8'l‘lmothy........... . Clover . .. Threehed Timothy . .. . . Marsh .teedlng hay. Pa cnldt Choice Alfalfa. . ..... ......... _No. 1 Alfalfa ...... .. . ...... Rye . . Ont. . ...... Wheat BOSTON—Boston has finally prick- ed up its ears just a little when every other market was in high spirits. We are pleased to see the situationVin our New England teritory even show the slightest sympathy with existing conditions. On the other hand,‘we appreciate what they have been fac- ing, and that they have done all pos-’ sible in face of conditions. There will 'be a little advance on this mar— ket, at least of a temporary nature. HAY—BOSTON MARKET. Lord-e emu holed. holed. ...... . .. $21.50 $20.50 ‘- 19.50 17.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 18-00“ 12.0. VHay, choice Hay, No. _ 1 Hay, No. 2 ............ Hay, No 0. 8......... .. Hay. clover ...... Hay, clover mixed. Hay, .tock ...... . . . . 1 Long rye straw ..... . Tangled rye dtrnw. . . . Ontetrow............ 11.00 NOTE—Large holed welsh from ' York representatives. 200 to 250 pounds; mediu- hole- lrom 80 to 100 pounds. . NEW YORK—BelOw is a telegram dated March 29, from a'New York representative: “Account flood anticipate high prices temporarily. Ship quick via N. Y. C." The above is an actual telegram received from the New York market, We are not going to show any fluctu- ations in quotations, but the telegram ShOWS the expectanCy of-' the New The situation is fast cleaning up on high qualities of hay and a noticeable decrease has been effected in common qualities. We hope to be able to show about $1.00 advance in our next week’s quo- tations, which will mean that hay will be selling during the week to come at 50c to $1.00 over the pres- ent. HAY—NEW YORK MARKET. New Hey: LII". lull Tlmothy— holed. lulled. Choice. per ten. per ton. ................ $21.50 $20.50 . . 10 50 19.00 14.00 No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 .. Shipping . . . Light Clover Mixed. . . No. 1 Glover Mixed. . . . No. l Clover ........... 1 No. 2 Clover Mixed. . . . No. 2 Clover. . . .» ...... strnw— > “ No. 1 B’..........-o.. No. 2 Mom No. 1 Ont............. 1 No. 1 Who-tun...” 1 MOTIF—Large hole- welsh no 80 pend-1 medium from 80 to 150 ponndd, .......... 14.00 17.00 ‘ quite impassable roads pe L.: We 1:11an theta-- for shipment Simply «pill ybu can take advantage .. tion that comes up, ff cause. The situation periled lives and aim transportation of com od§ . also Communications Wit ' ‘ ‘ markets. There is no what a great sympathy wt. tended to this commodity. of- the conditions which". ._ . front us. Some are going ~to to take advantage of this b y if?“ and based on natural condition is no improvement to give out . today on the potato situation advised you from week to wee» as distributors of potatoes, on along well regulated lines , . study of the fight before us in ’, id that we may maintain even out: , ent standard of levels. Armed; we receive will be by viirt’. regulated efforts or unexpect, ditioni, like tOday, visits 113. get e cited, don’t loosen your or derail your encouragement, in stead, :go right straight dow track as laid by the “Pink Sheet’.’ you will receive the best possibl ' of this season’ s crop. We almOSt? . that unless you put up a well‘ ulated fight for a maintenance of ditions, that the potato market wed! almost be destroyed. If. you feel" sat isfied with a certain lev_,el regs. V enough. There is no sense in ing this level to be reduced,; '- you can. The situation 16.111 y, hands; it is up to you If you let the; present situation get by you- witho' aking advantage of it, without I you are losing an opportunity a" " most assured that the future“ .1) bilities of the potato marketr mighty slim. That means jus _ that with the flooded situation).i paralleled with the almost impala roads in the country, you shou able to advance the market of these potatoes. If you can it, or if you don’t do it during a; time, and basedon these con V what are your chances later these assets to the situation, inated? , , PRICES. :Zone No. 2 Mlchltan“ Zone Zone dluone, leedl doom 1! Jones should pay 'fite‘l‘ih‘fifit . he Tweak ”before, and is .5 than 7 the corresponding ,9; ...year' : ago. The ..tbtal , for .s'jiast'iweekrwas 234, the week 51,225, last year 34:4; The mar- no'éimore than steady, anything winery; quality . meeting With dcscdunt'édlec to 30‘ per bushel. on .;co,mmon ”quality ' stock is 4'00 to. 430, good high colored ’ f murals; "going, at 4-7.0. to 48c._ " 'i "fight—enhance» MARKET» , ' :f’ on; egg-,‘per hm... .48to.48 Elton on. per ”bum «snow i‘: ...-.....o‘ «at f "h ‘ Mafi“ “‘7." .... . . CINClNNATI—There was a fairly 'e‘ x.,\_' . ‘tiationgin general only moderately this. There is' no real tone to the thafiog,.buYers of an indifferent n'a- gaggshowing little disposition or at- ',nti§n to this, commodity at the pres- 'me. - . eéfQErO‘lea—omcgmnl I. , ~ 4:; ”giggling: car, per bn ..... . .46 to .48 Q ncked Item car, per bu. . .47 to .52 Inch mint he even weight, 180 91:55:31”: a in 1 a t 1 ck, “ . _ M e 1! II O. C. db!!!“ 10350 each. ' e an PITTSBURGH—Receipts continue :"='be'__ comparatively liberal 0n the .; .1 tsburgh market, lWith ithe trade §®mpamfively active on basis of nor- ‘f (gh’conditicns. “it is impossible, how- Teize‘r" to advance prices, only in ex- ]efases of high quality.."General editions “are about normal, fairly 96d tone to the situationy receipts being “taken care of quite readily. The present embargoed conditions “may result’in effecting much higher cos,- at least of a temporary na- "P'orArors—Plr'rseune - MARKET . car. per bu. . . .45 “.48 _01_n car, per bu.. .46 to .52 gtofind-‘iiSc to 46c, someffancy ;,,fi§i§tsd‘.-démand. and; actual sales ' .. ,l‘ysupply of old stock potatoes - ’ the Cincinnati market, with the _ , ~ Hui; deli-very“ ".‘ . . . . . . ,é, dorms the" nest finalist-and also genéral business is : light: It- séémsitwe 2: testimony receipts at "most primary 2 it (”points 3151;9st $01116 falling on; but , thereto still greater. than these, of a year Iago; In, face "at? this we have large reserves still to “come forvtar'd. fl- It-‘is’ barely possible the winter wheat WHEAT—DETROIT MARKET. . No, 1" wmte.*-...._.... ........ entries No;2Red._-........‘ ........... 1.08% _ Speculative Prices. _. ~ " ' ...."J $213.4 ‘Mny'deiiiyery ......t....n..1.06%- "rh‘e ' rice- .iven er comer - and Mey'lenver‘y “ment the th- , ‘ ‘, prince. The inter- nation merely give. you the future Julie at this annuity e- lured by the-e whe’ nee-late. on future prospects. , crop“ may have been. damaged by recent storms; as yet we have re- ‘aceived no claims along this line, With the result that prospects are about all that could tie/desired. While this appears a little bearish the Liverpool market continues the same, with the general feeling that caution should be exercised by sellers. The above goes to show that the wheat market is just about holding its own. WHEAT—CHICAGO" MARKET. and May delivery repreeent the tn- tnre delivery prices. This Interme- tion merely give. you the future bllil at thie commodity ne lured by these who emulate on future prospects. ."I enclose stamps to /pay for ’Michigani Business Forming, the little ‘pink sheet,’ which I think is a very good market paper.”— (Jhas. Anderson, Gaylord, Mich. : ’ BEANS ' We think all holders of beans R today ought to feel compara- tively Well pleased with the actual situation that confronts us at the moment. We have previously demonstrated to you the reasons why the bean market and situation in gen- eral is in its present depressed con- dition. The question before us now.L and the problem to solve is, how can We better the present conditions, and next, are we bettering them? We be. lieve that the bean market today is in a much better condition than it was one week ago. The position of the bean dealers over the State of Michigan makes the writer think of a ball game, a man'on second and wheat .‘ohangs‘d but No.“ 2 Red .................. $1.07 SpeculatIVe Prlcee. *Jnly delivery .............. $ 39% / *May delivery ................ .9095; ‘ 'The price given for July éfi ._ , ,, , , , , iota-mans gored-inf- ' _hqle§~t0day; , They-,,claim they; are“ iii the hole became of hav- , ing: the ielei‘iat‘ors over the state pret- ty weiliilled with high priced beans, based on today’s. market. . angle they tell us they are ina hole; rt ome- they’don’t state whether they think- ,Ty Cobb,.:Ss'Zm Crawford or LajOie is coming to hat, but they simply\lay ,_ stress .on having done everything they can to help the producer of beans, by takingtheir beans into their eleva- tors at the prices they have paid. ,xThey don’t come out openly, and ad- mit that they themselves are the real cause of the situation today—“don't come out and tell us the manner in which theyhandled the crop from its very inception—they don’t want to .make public that they were drawing about 50 cents margin on everybush: el of the early beans that went into the market; they don’t want to admit that by virtue of their greed for this 50 cents per bushel margin they placed the bean market on its present condition. No!" They are always do- ing just what they should in the in- terest of the farmer. Going back to the ball game, I want to tell you that neither of these Sluggers are coming to bat, instead, a very weak hitter. that means just this, that the bean dealers over the State of Michigan are not in a hole, that the general sit- uation is not at all hazardous. All they have got to do is to regulate the disposition of these beans on hand ' and the price will seek a level which is in line with our former expectancy. You need not think for a minute that these local bean dealers are not going to make a fight to put these beans up where they are going to get a. prof- it out of their holdings. While they are making this fight we want to ask you to keep in close touch with the situation, watch the manner in which they manipulate and see if you can- not extract from‘the same a study which will do you great good as an individual disposer. If these men handle the situation in a given man- ner to get big results, you must han- dle the situation in much the same manner to get individual results. To conclude, if you have good dry, white beans, make a fight; don’t be alarm- ed; if you have damp stock you have cause for worry, and we would sug- gest making disposition as best you can‘ and as quickly. BEAN5—DETROIT MARKET. White hand-picked basis ...... $1.90 Red Kidney ................... 2.00 MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. Zone No. 2 Michigan ........... $1.70 .zone N0. 3 Michigan ........... l 80 Zones 4. 5. ii and 7 Michigan. . . 1.80 NOTE—We give you above the price. that Michilnl dealers should be able to pay you (or hen-l. hand- picked hull. in the lilerent freight some: of Michigan. The Pink Iheet ha- eet the price for beans, hund- pieked has!» at the nverlto Michi- gan points, at 82.40 per bushel. d-.;. From this ‘~ out... is Sui ‘vlar'y "little. . if; g to- report" in thesoiiefal’ ,in tion and outlook for them .ma-rket. The situation could be‘ ff .3. healthy! tOne to the situation'normgl.’ but nothing of a. really spirit'a'dlna- r ture exists, neither has it 'had'any. , given tone during the «season; ,The“ ' market has fought along and mm, tained about a certain level, very lit— tle change one way or the other. The. ' tendency should be for just alittIO " ,. advance of a steady nature started with sympathy created by conditid‘ne and gradually growing into result as based thereon, ‘ ‘ ' one-Demon MARKET. Standard ..................... . No.3white .................... .5 No.4White................. ' No. 2 Mixed................. No. 8 Mixed...... unneeeeoeee CINCINNATI—There was real firm- ness on the Cincinnati market the past week. Noticeable was this the condition on high class shipments. Arrivals were of a moderate nature with a demand just about of an equiva- lent nature. OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET. Standard .................... .36 No, 3 White ................ .35 No. 4 White ................. 33% No. 2 Mixed .................. .35 No. 3 Mixed ................... .35 PITTSBURGH-—Owing to light re- ceipts the market was slightly im- proved. There is no great improve- ment in actual demand with a very narrow market existing. The general advance is about 1/20. CATO—PITTOIURGH MARKET. Standard .................... 36% N 0. 3 White ................ .3534: No. 4 White ................. .34 N.e'lk.‘--..aoouoouaoeeee ,~-‘ N.‘ 8 “ixc‘ . O I I I I O I C C Q I O I D I I f. “We are pleased with the paper ‘ and it is looked for as much as every paper that comes with the mail.”——Wm. H, Robbins, Bata'via, Michigan. CLOVER 8— Each week brings us one week a lnearer actual seeding time, a— time when the real basis will be expected to be set by this com- modity. It begins to dawn on us that no material change can be looked, for. It is reported that we have plenty of seed for our requirements, that there is no real cause or need for excitement to exist or a noticeable advance made in demands. It isva. situation which still continues to re« main in the hands of the large dis- tributors of seed over the State. We e .5 s? ‘ a .1 . Celia-ed en rue Six up. . ICHIGAN FREIGHT ZONES .. Um ... , _, in. f Dior-def to keep in touch with the Pittsburgh. for instance, show that Nt. Zone 3—Day City. "‘ ' "‘3an“ conditions You should know 1 Timothy hay is worth $16.00 per ton. New York City , 27% r the. freight rate 1mm your shipping The freight being $4.40, would show that Pittsburgh """""""""" '17 r - .gtatlon to th. 1084111: market com the dealers in Tuscola. county should pay Cincinnati """"""""" '1‘ fig. iiyou have the freight rate you $11.60 per ton, less handling charge. The Chicago """""""""" ‘13 MIEHIEAN WITH _ are: t e .key which places you in a. po- minimum weight 01' a. car of hay is Dem,“ """""""""""" '10 APPROXIMATE ”onto knowwhether your local dealer l 20,000 pounds; the minimum weight~ of a """""""""""" ' , i Elfin: you .the mlrket price for your car of potatoes is 30,000 pounds: the Zone 4—Greenvllle. FREIBHT w RATES TO 13704119!!! 01' 110t In connection With minimum weight or a car of beans is New York City ................ .29 LEADING , 40,009 pounds: and you will have to pay Pittsburgh .................... .17“ ZONES ~ . - m . for that number of pounds in each car. Cincinnati ........... . ........ .16 - "' MARK , .00.. that thll map ll divided into so be sure and ship a. full carload. The Chicago ...................... .13 — even-freight zones. Your farm is locat- . rates given cover hay. potatoes and Detroit ....................... .11 “"" “ “" (555 rendition of these zones. and by reter- beans only; all kinds of grains take a TABLE ' $91110 table Elven below you Will ' diflerent rate. We will be glad to fur- Zone 5—Sandueky. Wk“- 9- epproximatelywhat it costs for car- nigh you with full information with ref- New York City ................ .2755 BELOW) ehipmeats to the different market erepce to the maximum and minimum Pittsburgh .................... .22 - .. .... .... tags. The. rate' given is per 100 oar-lots, or you can get-this information Cincinnati ------------------ -13 “f an I... .and ,lt‘jhould‘ be remembered from your looal agent. Chicago ----------------------- -15 ..., _, .. __ s. "‘ ,6- is} an in. ”proximate rates , Detroit ...... . ........... .13 I .. .. , lingo: course. other e um. from Zone 1-8nolt‘8to. Marlee Zone e—vmkaburg. ~~ - *“" . ~'.point,- In; the several ”new New York City.. ..... . ......... .32 New York City ......... .29 .j...ro~.it.,.ii‘ndvl:lablo.memos «We Pittsbursh ..... .28“ Pittsburgh ......'.'.I..IIZ ...... .17 “' ‘ - «— ”i: ..loesl-station-assume correct “Cincinnati. ..... .. .29 Cincinnati ........ ........ .15 "' "“ “'1 ram: '5 «m ' o “‘1 ° the Chicago "1 Chicago ........... .. . .1035 " .... v 4' Detroit. -33 Detroit .................. .11 "‘ "r ...— .1 Zone lek‘lkfio . ' , ‘ N Zonogféronflm. ‘ w M,i¥sru-eity,;.....~.j.,. 1.3m! ‘ New got-k City . ,"i. ‘ Mm ’ ‘ (.2: Pittsburgh ‘.._'.. .. . . , ,fi ' 51 M Ogoinnati .1} i > mo..:j'.:.., .’ . . . . scam: W a» ...-2x. "They copied all my could follow but may could!) to And I lsfr’ em sweating and 111111115 .11 your and 11 Mi", gnenher friend nor enemy, if they would “verve it from the sin;le 1111111 '11 {or itself to solve the greatest problem that confréints the farmer ‘ _OSING‘ OF HIS CROP FOR A GREATER PROFI Tl " .~ assist them in receiving at their own local market the prices which shouldbe theirs. . fl MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING maintains a Service de artment, under con" ' patent and experienced direction of men, whbse duty it- is to 11 our readers inn“? -’ part of this state to secure fair prices and good markets and if the local buyer will 3 oat meetkfitfse conditions to aid, i possible, in the disposing of his produce on a film a e mar e ‘1 ii In the unpretentious little “pink- sheet” which you hold in your halide, the tuners-2'- 'lof Michigan will find a militant strong- arm, ready and anxious at all times to defend * their rights and to right their wrongs wherever and whenever they lie found. N6 inde- publication, at any time, if it can be of assistance to them. I MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, let’ it be clearly understood, represents 110 single t’organization, be it Cleaners, Grangers, Farmers’ Clubs Society of Equity or whatever its creed or title It does, however, stand for orgamzed farming, because in this way only do we believe the farmers of Michigan can come into their own. - ONE-CENT—PER- WEEK (when ordered for 50 weeks or more) SEND 50c FOR 50 WEEKS (In remitting it is to your advantage to write full name and address carefully and tell us whether you are an old or new subscriber.) PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT DETROIT BY, RURAL PUBLISHING CO, INC., GEO. M. SLOCUM, SEC’Y—TREAS. HOME OFFICES: 95 WEST FORT STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. OTHER OFFICES: New York, Chicago, St. 'I'i‘ouls. Minneapolis, Port Huron. Entered as 2nd Class Matter, Oct. 13, 1912, at Detroit, Mich, under Act 'of Mar. 8,1879. EDITO'RIAL .The news item following has appeared in- different newspapers: “‘Reccnt change of ownership of the Jersey City Stockyards and the sale of other large realty holdings nearby have given rise to reports that Chicago packers contemplate establishing large stockyards here, should Congress remove or materially lower A, SHORTACE the tariff on beef. It 13 statec} to be the packs OF ers s’ intention to establish slaughtering plants CATTLE, here for killing beeves shipped from the Ar- gentine republic’ Which, briefly stated, means that the United States must sooner or later look to foreign countries for stock, if not breeding cattle. No one advised can deny the statement that there is a marked Scarcity of all kinds of cattle and the present tendency is towards a ' greater decrease. While the p0pulation of our country has rapidly increased, cat- , tle production has not kept pace, but has actually decreased V It will be a surprise to many to know that our imports of cattle now exceed exports. In 1904 we imported but 16 ,000 cattle, valued at $310 000 In 1912 imports had grown to over 300, 000 cattle with a value of over $5, 000 ,.000 Exports of meat, particularly of fresh beef, have fallen off even more than exports of cattle. Last year there were sent out of the country only 9,000,000 pounds of fresh beef as against 354,000,000 pounds in 1901. The total value of meat and: dairy products exé ' ported last year, approximated $145,000,000 as against $209,000,000 in 1896. . Authorities maintain that it will require five or six years to build up the cattle raising business to a point where a material re- duction in prices will be had. Hogs can be raised and finished within six months, not so with cattle. . No one seems to be togblame—neither the packers nor the farm- ers—and high prices for beef are the result absolutely of supply and ’ ~ ,’ demand and will continue so, unless the supply increases or the out- ' let for beef decreases. The fact that no cattle are going for export is conclusive that prices are high by reason of a light supply. If exports were being ,had, under high prices here, the consumer could maintain plausibly ' that supply and demand was not making the price. And this brings up the question: “Where are we going to get ' our ‘supply of beef cattle?” Again we hear about people letting cat- the in from foreign shores to supply this demand. A feeder sug- ’ ,gestcd the other day that we ought to have Canadian cattle to con- St as soon as prices get normally high; just as soon as the ' . O ' . ,1?!“ The market reports are written directly to serve the farms“ of Mifc'lfl‘w, and to , L V "rficnk1 ,g pendent farmer or group of organized farmers in this state need hesitate to call upon thing , noon, and the for the suffering farmers made home-'- r The rivers .rlse above them, , Our brothers starve and 519,... .: . , And we Who deeply love them; Must answer to their cry; ' “MN-0 thought or gain must Nerve . 3 , From m5God’s most tender creed , or, love and help and service - To those'in better'need Our brothers want assistance, But not of gold alone; They call across the distance . With all the strength they own For faith that daes not falter, . For love that understands -- For hearts that do not alter, ‘ For strong and Willing hands. The rivers rise above them, They Strive with fire and flood. We and~because We love them And they are of our blood—— A11 thought of self is banished, , Lifted the pal] of greed; The barriers are banished, IOUR BROTHERS 3 ARE. IN NEED. Our Readers Are Quick to Respond to Cry for “Help” Coming From Homeless Ohio Flood Victims. Although this is but Wednesday “pink sheets” ' appeal less by the flood which swept Ohio and parts of Indiana, has been ingthe. mails only since =Sat1'1r’day, the Re- lief Fund is swelling to prOportions which will go a. long, way in lending a helping hand. The business farmers of Michigan were quick to catch the spirit of this appeal, and every man, woman and child who has contributed to this fund can feel that glow of. Satisfaction which comes with knowledge of un- selfish help to a. brother in distress. Up to 12 noon, ‘Wednesday, April 2, ’we acknowledge with deep thanks and our promise of a distribution to the best of our ability, to deserving farmers in the flood districts of Ohio and Indiana, the following contribu- tions: , OHIO RELlEF’FUND. Grant “Slocum, Detroit. . ; ...... $25. 00 Rural Publishing 00., employees 13. 50 Frank Mueller, Custer ..... 5.00 George Stevenson, Gaines ..... 1.00 Willi-am Keyes, Petoskey ....... 1.00 ,Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Klein, Parma 1.00 Mrs. Geo. Ledge "7S. McMullen, Grand Country Aid Society, Ravenna.18:00 F. M. Doty, Jerome. A. R. Doolittle,,Jerome. ..... John P. Hansen, Stanton ...... Peter Helps, Evart ........... .. Robert Gamble, Evan... ....... Mr. and Mrs. Mable, Cedar Springs Joel Johnson, Tustin.. Mrs. A Cross, Lawrence. , George H. Sitter, Melvin. Sivort Bauer, Elbert-a ....... ‘... J. B. Rhoades, Edwardsburg. Jesse James, Edmore.. ‘ 1:00 2:00 , R. H. Phalan, Croswell.. VEVF‘rom a. reader at the -- Sheet.” ' ‘ ‘iving soars—then the Old tariff agitation comys‘to life, ., Thel', _ . " us , C, , . W. T pal-rung, Tyre,- Mrs. Carrie-Sm - Total received to 1100 A, I We will forward this .. sponslble distributors by, in, just as rapidly as it on proper use 012 There is ye, _ additional contribution to», . and we appeal to those wh ' heeded the cries of their br ;, across the state lines-t ‘ amount they can alto d o help small the fund and ., suffering ‘ :- be sent in money Order and addresssed: “Mr.- Go: -. for Relief Fund, 95 Fort 3519615 trolt, Mic-h." RURAL nompspmfié Jonathan Bourne, Jr., rece tor from Oregon, has under "solve an interesting rural roe lem without charging the sov‘ffi‘li anything for his 501111101114 19111 18:11! the rural- mail 112% the TUnlted States total ‘ lion -mlles length, 11' wheelbarrow ipatrolman to keep these roads in ‘gooiF Bourne was made chairman joint good roads committee gross”, but his salary as senator cut off last inauguration day He had learned from _F glneers that wheelbarrow- are the secret of economy. keep of rural highways. . and a barrow are all the necessary. of the 42, 006 rural mall the United States for a. data! port as to the length’an of roads they cover. cost or construction and. nance. . her the joint committee ; to report a. complete p~ ,, way- cOnstructlon and reg, ,5o' h; eoordand courts , at); ' . ,j‘ . . fame... {exam}! ~31, N _ A . u - .. ‘.-‘ 5.~ . H m untied last, week When pted on the bill. .. voted for it and forty- ~ t takes 1ixti- seven such a resolution, and i, , not. making Michigan whim’ plates are ‘doomed ahfib sent the Straight bill Mmhiganm dry state by stat- .-athe committee, where it will 3.53365 a natural death. One of ' able things about the de- he prohibition bill in the ‘ “the absence of oratory. “land new that the legislators 8‘ .. ,jen.fr0n1 us the oppor- , , " room; on, the question Emilia: or not We want Mich- 55 Ldry state, perhaps . f more than ever , equal::suffrage. We Wonder i... r . Vauld. dare do this sort of it they: knew that their jobs in v, c .y and wires who make up so large . orthm of population of our * t I 76b" to the present, the supporters the uniform text book bill have attempted to bring it from its ,- 93‘ place in the committee. In Meantime it has been revealed Mr. Quinn who helped frame {Silk and who has been here dur- -, the session trying to get its pass- 3““ is” in reelity not a representative 5 organized labor as he claimed to Iii. fact, it has been learned that grilles tried to get other states to ' fi uniform laws and then has at: .. , . . gto get them to buy non-union . f , It looks more than ever as ,i 31...?“ ugh the text-book trust Was back :92 the uniform bill, and We wonder o in. the flight of these facts, our ital; give the measure their honest 0!! ' a c I. sou had tWelye million dollars rest, to what kind of people __f'.you entrust it?- That’s the .It that our legislators intend yfpsnd this year. Think it OVer! .. is: Your money, and you have ,t. em to dispense with it to the advantage or. the state at large. " .5 j pepper, and see boys they Silend ‘ ‘i‘t. {ins killed in the senate . ~ ». _,5 h 4 . a ' . I” . . h fileial Tex pt 5 oil: for statg’wide pro- fiFlfty- ' upon the clean mothers, 313:0 resonatives will have the com-- Limit for drinking-"cup vending filth was tabled in, the t . ate this bill 'mse is diflcult to ‘1 i " bread stands at present: Its real property value is about ten mil- lion dollars. paying interest. In: about twenty mil- 1101: dollars thfi-t doesn’t really exist. time it comes . . the Bore" Mar-5 its stocks amount to nearly thirty Million delete In other, Words the..peeple a: Michigan are What do you“ think of this sort or" ;' --l:rusine£ls? There is considerable agi- tation to turn the road over to the state, and it seems that something ought to be done to prevent this sort' of watering of stock, because in the end the poems have to suffer for it. It took a" little stretch of the con- stitution for the legislature to pass the appropriation for $25, 000 to relieve the sufferers in the floods of Ohio last Week. According to the law, ten days must intervene between the ap- propriation and the availhbility of the funds. However, this .would have been too long to wait for the suffer- ers and the money was advanced re- gardless of the constitution. The ap- proprlation was passed unanimously by both houses. t I t Just four senators opposed the cor- ru‘p’c practice act, which has already passed the house. These senators \ are Weado‘ck, Wood, Fitzgibbon andV . G. G. Scott. Attempts were made to I extract the teeth of this bill, but only one a endment was added. It still has to . use third reading. ' t While '.he house was passing routine bills last Thursday, Rep. --Cat . lin introduced a resolution to invite, Theodore Roosevelt to speak before .that body while he was in Michigan. Before the members awoke the resolu- tion was passed. Attempts were made to reconsider it and kill it, but they did not succeed. However, the whole matter was taken as a joke ' t I # One of the unusual bills of the ses- sion is that introduced by Rep. Santo, of Traverse City, which provides for a state insurance fund out of which the. state would meet its losses on state ~ buildings through fire, flood and storm. The funds would be under the direc- tion of the State Insurance Commis- sioner. No objections to the bill were raised in the committee of the whole. ' t t I The committee of the Michigan Leg- islature which met with a similar committee from the Wisconsin Legis- lature has finally decided upon the boundaries of Green Bay. This has een a matter of discussion between the two states for years on account of its importance to the fishing in- dustry. :‘ in Canada. Den "poraturos. crease for more precipitation and higher temperatures. 590. Count one to three days earlier for west of that lin .‘for east of it, In proportion to distance from that Merldl through St. Louis. - tunate natural law prevails. Less than usual raln.‘ good crop weat ‘er month. Washington, D. -.,C April 5,—Last bulletin gave forecasts of distur- bance to cross continent April 7 to 11, warm wave 6 to 10 cool wave 9 to 13. The worst of the storms will have come but the storm forces will still be above normal, therefore, while no one should have a nervous chill about it, better continue to be cau- tious throughout this month. One for- Destruc- tive storms seldom pass over the same sections except at long intervals and the places that suffered so great- ly in February and March will prob- ably be exempt for balance of 1913. Next disturbance will reach Pacific coast about April 12, cross Pacific slope by close of 13, great central valleys 14 to 16, eastern sections 17. Warm wave will cross Pacific slope about April 12, great central valleys 14, eastern sections 16. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope about April 15, great central valleys 17, eastern sec- tions 19. .. ‘ A northern cold wave, with unusu- ally low temperatures, will precede this disturbance two or three days and about one day in advance of it the temperatures will go up rapidly. The storm forces will be greater than their general average but not So great as in the recent past. During first half of this month the rain forces will change and the loca- tions of rainfall for the next five months will differ greatly from the 10- cations of the rains for the past five months. Since August, 1912, we have continuously located the greatest rainfall on the eastern and western sides of the continent and the minus rains in the great central valleys. From April to August inclusive this year an entiirely new arrangement of the rainfall may be expected. April will average warmer than usual; coldest week of the month will center near April 13. This will vary about three days because the warm waves require about five days to cross the continent. In a similar way the weeks centering on April 6 and 24 will be warmest of the month. Storms may be expected for several days centering on those dates. The press owes it to these bulle- tins to editorially mention the impor- tant forecasts and warning quoted be- low. Bulletin dated September 7.— use cefrsjj ‘ 414A} . The Market Service Bureau The market quotations in the to Wednesday noOn of the week of issue. Market Service Bureau to handle requests from our readers for . quotations “by wire or telephone at any time. .7 ask Our advice or give your suggestions as to how we can improve the present market service; you realize We are tackling a big aproposmon never before attempted as a service to the farmers of by any publication, anJ your suggestions as to bow ' it m l' ablenio you will be appreciated ' “pink—sheet” are corrected up We are perfecting the Do not hesitate to April will be‘ warmer than usual and good crop weather will come in ctr! , , Most rain in northeastern states, western Kansas and; g' on. storms April 1 to 9.. ' Late frosts are not probable. ”roarlymaturlng' crops very early in the sections where we predict dry for Apri- In above chart the treble line represents normal preclpitatlon and tom? As temperatures and precipitation lines rise probabilities will ln- ~ ' 1912.” 5 Most rain 14 to 25. It will [1’ Plant am! and as much later} DE? are for Morldiau Which runs nGrth “Dangerous storms and earthquakes are expected in many plaées all» round the earth near October' 11j,‘ November 30 r—“Ohrlstmlahr holidays are expected to have about; . normal temperatures and less than; usual precipitation.” January 259-1- “Dangerous storms may be expected} February 20 to 27.” February 1.—-, “We place February 23 as the central day of the dangerous storms of that» month” February 8.——“Dusturbance Will cross continent February 19 to g, 22. It will be a dangerous storm’ _ February 15.—“We still warn all to avoid the dangerous storms 'Febru- :-5 ary 20 to 28.” March 1.———“Again we. hang out danger signals for March 16 to 28 According to our calculus, tions, made about middle of January, clearing weather may be expected for t the inauguration.” March 8.——“D'ls- ‘ turbance will cross continent March“, 18 to 22.” February 15.——""We .still ' warn all to avoid the dangerous- ' storms February 20 to 28 ” March 8. 5. —--“Disturbance will cross continent March 18 to 22. This will be a very dangerous storm period.” ' Those forecasts and warnings were repeated several times in earlier or later bulletins and all were strenu-5 5 ously urged to seek safety. We knew. that the first quarter of 1913 would bring some of the most dangerous storms of the century and did our part in trying to save lives and prop- 9% erty‘. DIPPED FROM THE STREAM. We are constantly being'told by railroad financiers and others that farmers are robbing the soil of its fertility and that something ought to be done to prevent our country going to the dogs. Meanwhile these , same men are busy watering stock . and robbing the people right and left. , ‘ Is it worse to rob soibt-han to rob‘ people? We would ham a. mighty hard time discovering in Michigan 9 or any other state a farm so misman- .. 'f} aged and so run without thought of the future as the Pere Marquette ' railroad has been. If some of these , ‘ self-appointed advisers of farm folks - could only see the motes in their .~ own eyes they would find life too.5 » short to give them time to advise, others if they attempted beforehand, to reform themselves. It has been estimated that bad roads cost the farmer at least 60 cents per acre each year upon every acre of his crop. Good roads cost.” money, but bad roads cost more. 11‘ you want to know what our bad‘mads cost us remember that we are, boy'- ing 23 cents a ton for hauling, when European farmers are paying from, to run a farm just as it is needed if run any business. and the man With tend or improve his farm 8110 Id“ be hampered by a lack of cap tel ‘ . eo—osrnour W;:II-o-..IW ‘ prime .feouoonaZ-e . m ............--...._12.00v " seed. ”me ,...-onc 1.05 . J12.” " absolutely 1 ugthlnlc the paper fills a lang goaM, as the selling of farm 1 ‘ nail The apple situation continues along in about the same chan- nel. A market groove seems to ate been created into which the, marketers of the same have gradually vdrifte'd. This groove gradually leads . up to a. betterment of general con- ditions and a corresponding advance in priCes available. ‘, betterment of conditions and gradual i is the advance possible to bring about, but still there this possibility. Everyone seems lsto appreciate its healthy condition, that the general .trehd and tone of the market is just ’1 a little better, with the result that among the high class of handlers there exists activity constantly. It will be only high class stuff that will be leoked after with favor and which will draw the reward. Low grade stuff will not be affected from day to day by what would naturally be termed, a general improvement. APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. — may, per barrel]: ........ 1001.03.50 ‘ , nrdi'mll'v. per barrel. . . . 1.00 to 2.50 . , '~ “I am 'well pleased with the paper; can’t get along without it. Please ‘send me some sample copies and I ywil‘l hand them to my neighbors.”— "‘ Henry Sulcer, Climax, Michigan. CORN , This commodity has certainly D put up a fight to be proud of so far this season. In the face of the depressed condition existing on other food commodities it is no less -than wonderful that corn has kept up to the level as shown. Everything at the moment points to the present level and, a gradual improvement be- ing easily brought about. The situ- ation remains healthy. There is a constant demand which possesses rare tone so that we have every right to expect that the closing of this sea- son will be highly satisfactory as based on our expectancy at its in- ception. CORN—DETROIT MARKET. No. 2 white.................. No.3wbite. ..... No. 4 white ......... . ........ “No. 2 yellow................. , NJ) 3 yellow ................. .531/2 ..N.o 4 yellow ................. .52 ‘ ' .No. 2 mixed 52 No. 3 mixed .................. .51 'No.lmixed. ..... ' CORN—(HNCINNATI MARKET. ,No'. 2 white .................. .57 LNO. 3 white .................. .56 ._No, 4 white .................. .54 ' No. 2 yellow ................. .57 "Nb. 8 yellow ................ .56 “NIL 4 yellow ................ .55 .5634.- 55 , No. 2 mixed ................. 3-180. 3 mixed .................. . _ 'No‘. 4' mixed ................. .54 .vcoR'N—H'rrsuu no MARKET. ‘3 white.................. :‘wutoOfililtllllhlllollt 4wbitc............ yellow ..... ......... ’r’u’w.‘l..‘l"..fl.l‘lit oodoo’_olollooovloo Gradual is this ' are going to' e" dump thid ye of your onions just as quickly as. you _ can. There' is no use for the producer- trying to hang back and benefit the general situation because the general situation means onions he'l receivers. If yo )1 hold back at this time you would simply be benefiting the situation for them to reap the reward, therefore, you might just as well dump your stuff into the market and get what you can out of it. The dealers did net do one solitary thing _ to help the onion situation earlier, therefore why should you as producers hold back our stuff now to benefit them—nothi’g to it—don’t you do it. omens. ‘ Detroit. Yellow Globe, sacked. per cwt.$ .50 Red Globe, lacked. per cwt.. . . . . Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt. . . Red Globe, bulk, per cwt.. . . . . . Clnclnnatl. Yellow Globe, sacked. per cwt. Bed Globe. lucked, per cwt.. Yellow Globe. bulk. per cwt. Red Globe, bulk, per cwt.. . . . . . Pittsburg. Yellow Globe, sacked. 'per cwt. Red Globe, sacked, per ewt. . .45 Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt.. .45 mposslble to market ‘t 6111 I . therefore regardless of prlbe, dispose by large“ 9 ' “Your paper is all right and what evgw farmer needs. ”--—E'. P. _PMI’. lips, Honor. . POULTRY Red Globe, bulk, per cwt ...... .30 “I would not like to be without the ‘pink sheet.’ I think every farmer ought to have it in his home.”-——John Mcharrte, Mariette. BUTTER No material change can be re- ported on the butter market. Well established seems to be the standard of levels as prevdously set. There is just the least variation in conditions from day t-o day, which is paid little attention to by the actual handler. Large handlers, of course, take advantage of these day to day variations, but from a gen- eral standpoint there is no real change. The market is healthy, and the tone to the situation all that could be asked for. BUTTER -- GENERAL MARKET. Creamery No. 1, per pound. .. . .33 Fancy Dairy, per pound ........ .33 “I am more than pleased with the paper.”—Lewis Lindner, Wil— ' EGGS Weather conditions have been such as to cause quite a liberal flow of fresh receipts. We can expect this, but still at the same time ~ we also might hope or receive weath- er conditiofis that would moderate receipts, thereby having a tendency, at least, to cause an advance. Going back to a conservative estimate of our expectancy along price lines, the market today at 18c to'19c is about where we‘can look for it at this time of the Year. Conditions are normal. healthy, with a good tone to the situa- tion existing. We are experiencing* everything that we can expect to at this time. Storage eggs are going to be '«looked after urgently during April. _ During this time, and for “this pur; pose eggs will be looked over, graded as to size, cleanliness and in Some cases natural color. We Would not ' advise the individual to. figure shipping: eggs to an outside!!! ~ . t" The readers Of the “Pink Sheet” must give us credit for having regulated the disposi— tion of poultry this season so that we have experienced, not only the most uniform market conditions, but the highest point that we have experi- enced for years. It is really wonder- ful how Wellregulated ,the disposition of the poultry crop has been. ' can all see the benefits of it. You can all see that disposition is the ' solver of the problem as far as our natural markets are concerned. Spas- modic dumping haphazard marketing, will bring about the opposite results. We haven’t experienced one week this entire season so far when condi- tions were not running along very smoothly, not a single shipment should hays been subjected to sacri- ficing. The market has constantly been just a little ahead in demand of actual receipts Today We are away behind‘in the matter of receipts. It would be possible to put almost. any 'price on poultry today. Good hens ,. and yearlings Selling at 180, live weight; that’s a pretty good market, ought to be pretty satisfiactory. MARKET. .19 to .20 .14 to 18 .17 to .18 " .14 to .16 .17 to .18 .13 to 15 POU LT RY—DETROIT No. 1 Turkeys. ........ No. 2 Turkeyl ........ No. 1 Spring Chickens No. 2 Springlohickcns. No. 1 Fowls ............ No. 2 Fowl: ............ No.»1 Geese ............ .15 to .15% No. 1 Ducks. .' ......... .19 to .20 POU LTRY — CHICAGO MARKET. No. 1 Turkeys.............. .17 No, 2 Turkeys............... No. 1 Spring Cbickenp.... No. 2 Spring Chicken. ....... No. No. . . . . No.1 Ducks ................. Note.——A wire from any of our readers will bring last minute quo- tations. Use' care in making ship- ments and be sure the consignee is financially responsible. “I think this little paper is afine thing for the farmers.”———C’lifford A, Symons, Sterling. LIVE 310011 Cattle—Detroit. 'Receipts of cattle for this week. were 1229, last week 1522, a decrease of 293. Sympathetic with this decline in receipts, best steers and heifers were good at $8 to $8.25,’1,000 to 1,- 200 lbs., $7.50@$8, 800 to 1,000 lbs., up to $7.50, 500 to 700 lbs., $7. There was a fairly liberal run of good choice fat cows with an advance of about 250, fancy stock going at $6@ $6.75, average fat cows $5@$6, com- mon $4.50@$4.75. .The run of can- ners was comparatively light with sales affected on basis of $4@$4.25. There were a few choice heavy bulls . . in the market which sold at $6. 50@. $7, good belugna kind going at 35. 75 I - t; 5@ “ You ‘ parisons Last Week Previous week. Four weeks. ago Owing to the washout co railroads, eastern» shippers lei much alarmed over «this week” was to stay out of the market ers took quite freely to ligh. handy weight sorts around $8. 50. Heavy stuff showed-til pronounced sales strength ‘ was set at $9. 05 with severah going at $8. 90; most of these w New York houses. One New house had forty- five loads. or , held up at Fosteria; Ohio on the B & 0. on account of washout condi tions ahead. Had it not been ' real keen demand in every dir is trading would have. been ”mifity light this last week, based on “ ditions that QOnfronted them?" were taking long chances to get their cars to destination. Local shippers understanding the situation show a tendency to hold back. The 1'9'3 ceipts of good cows on the market was just about ample for packer r ‘ ‘ quirements, going along steadily The sales of prime corn-fed heifers went on a basis of $8.10@$8. 40,; average ted heifer beef going at , $7. 75. There was a heavy tone to the bull market in general owing to the eastern condition. ‘The disti‘ “ e'ry bulls found a place at 87. 25@ an indifferent demand for (:0me grade canners, bulk of sales going $4. 50@$4 85, medium $3. 75@34.10 Veal caIVes got! a rap in the way of: decline in this week’s run, the to being set at about $9.75. Sines Oh» and Indiana cuts quite a figure in the feeder and stocker class the runs . this class were too liberal for remainder of the market. The d. eral cut was around 15c to 40c. CATTLE—CHICAGO STOCK YARJDS Beet “corny good to prime heavy ........ $8.00 to! 0.10 Ice! steers. medium to good Beet steer-a, common to fair ' lee! cowl. selected Fat heifers. choice Gunner-s and cutter... Good to prime veals. . . 8.30to common to , Bun. ..« shalom; _ Cattle—~Bufialo.. , Mondays reseiigts Wereifi . Wer, some. can..- = 96. 2‘5@$,7_. 25. ,511 ”(@8140 With light sup- mil hers“ 11d springers, these» , ; . "Hoes—CHICAGO STOCK YARDS. , fancy ones selling up to ”.06 There was. not the "ers sold from $8.75@$8. 95, figndyf weight butchering steers up to GATTLE—BUFFALO OTOOK ‘ YARDs. dium to fair heavy 3.00 to 8.40 ' 7.50 to 8.25 5.00 to 7.00 7.60 4.50 steers [I 0y weight hutch- . 11¢ steers Fatheiters, interior to 3:75 to , ' ' 5.0010 7.25 tickers and feeders. . 5.00 to 7.75 frames, oops sell: ' . Lightweight: ”Wt-flit ~While there was quite some 66varia— 4 1 _ if n in the trade tram day to day, ‘st if the real trend of the market 3 was to an advanCe 01 about 250 A , conservative top for the week could --‘.,be placed at about $9. 40. Railroads having given .aésurance to shippers , .v-actiVity ’was ..C&1188.' that $9. 40 is “the highest point set for manifest from this You- will please appreciate hOgs since October 15th last. On this date a small sale was made on basis of $9. 42 Mixed Packing . ..... .. . $8.90 to $9. 90 Medium and Butchers. 9.17 to 9.25 Poor to good heavy packing- 9.10 9.45 _Selected 200-300—111. ' packer-s 9.62 Fix: and throw-outs. . . cher- and sprinzers 35. 00 to 85.00 “Your ‘yink sheet’ is a ddndy, and we all like it fine ”——Franlc heisen, Gaylord. Calves—~Buffalo. Monday‘s Buffalo supply was liberal 1400 head—and under a good ac- t1ve demand, prices ruled steady with cast week’s close, tops selling from $1150@$12, bulk $12, with one lot ,~$12_.25. Fair grades $10@$11, oulls $8 .Q59 50 ‘3de fed calves and drinkers calf Quotations. Calves, choice to extra. ..11 50@12.25 Fair to good . ed calves ........ , ..... 5.00@ 6.50 “We feel as anxious to get the . fpinlc. sheet’ as we do any of our :- reading matter.”—Alrred Tiffany, ., *7 QannOnsburg. Hogs—Detroit. . >The receipts for the week 3,779, ' last week: 4,292 There was about 1 {Side per cwt. advance all along the lite. There was real activity to the market frdm it’s very inception, with yard-s cleaning up quickly. While it .as impossible to get a line up on other outside markets by virtue of telegraphic conditions, still it was ap- Went that receivers expected the div-ance that was set by the Seller. {Hoes—person MARKET. to Choice butchers. . . . .‘ . . .99. 45 ‘occoidinxto 800t08.25 scnbgr to the .‘pink .. fall? talc ‘ . 3:75 to 9.75 “Michigan Business Farming is all right and a good paper for'the' farmer and not the jobber or the m.iddlemen.”—M. J. Reid, Belleuue. Hogs—Buffalo. . Sellers Were handicapped at Buf- falo for the opening day of the week, . on account of last week’s abnormally high market 11 Friday and Saturday, when light h 5 sold up to $10.75@ $11, the highest price since April 10th, 1910. Light runs, caused by the heavy floods, were attributed as the cause. Monday. of ,‘this week, receipts figured 75 cars or 12,000 head and the mar- ket was $1@$1.25 lower than last =S-at- urday. Chicago had one of the heav- iest runs of the season—GO, 000 head— and. this operated to a. lower trade here. Local packers started the mar- ket Monday, landing their. kinds at $9.70@$9.75 but towards the middle of the morning session order buyers received a‘few late orders and sev- eral decks of mixed around that time were placed at $9 85, few $9 90, with some 180- lb. kinds at $9. 95 Best yorkers $9. 75@$10, latter figures tak- ing kinds weighing mostly from 150@ 160 lbs., those selling at $9 75 being taken along ‘with large strings and general price for light yorkers and pigs was $10. Rougs $8.75@$8.85 and stage $7.50@$8. HOGS—BUFFALO STOCK YARDS Extreme heavies, 280 up. .9.65@ 9.75 Heavies. 240 to 280 ...... 9.65@ 9.75 Mediums, 220 to 240 ...... 9.65@ 9.75 Mediums, 190 to 220 ..... 9 65@ 9.75 Mixed, 180 to 220 ......... 9. 65@ 9.90 Yorkers, 150 to 170 ...... 9.75@10.00 Do light, 130 to 150. ..9.80@10.00 Pigs, 120 down .......... 9 90@10.00 Heavy ends “Will drop you a few lines and let you know that I like the ‘pink sheet’ all right I am passing them around among my frinds. '.’—Wm Gofinett, Mt. Pleasant. Sheep and Lambs—Detroit. Receipts for the week were 2,,718 last week shoWed 4,079. Even with the decrease in receipts, as shown, it was impossible to raise qhotations.‘ While the trade seemed to be fairly active, tone to the situation compara- _ tively healthy still the advance that we would naturally eXpect as being in 9HEEP— DETROlT 9TOCK . ”AY, 3208. 98501113835 3.0070 708.211 Last 'week was of a dull nature. wMixe sees and the range for l1qu 5 sales of sheep and lambs: . op-B' ..:....$5 75 $6. 006$. 50 5 Week ago..’. ..... 5.75 6.25 65 . .. . .75 .65 ~ 6.50 5. . .dspes.s 8.50 There was real indifference manifest on the part of sheep buyers from every angle. The tendency of the trade Was to hang back, buyers con- stantly insisting upon gettingJOWer quotations." Yearlings were easier from the very ‘outset. Packers were constantly using every means and tactics possible to enforce a re- cession in prices. This is really one of the meanest sessions of the season. There was no real competition on the part of the outside buyers. The re- sult of the week’s operation was close to a 50c lowering of price. No one feels that there is any real reason for this condition other than the gen- eral conditions about which we are -s::rounded at the moment. The top some very desirable western weth- ers was around $6. 50, good classy ewes $6. 00. The unsettling‘of the Whole situation for the week is traceable to the flood and its devastation. SHEEP—CHICAGO STOCK ' YARDS. Lambs, good to choice. .38. 25 to $8.50 Do fair to good ...... 8.00to 8.2 Do cull to common . 5.00 to 000 Yearling lambs, choice. 7.00 to 7.75 Do call to fair. .4 ..... 6.10 to 6.90 Wethers, choice ........ 6.00 to 6.85» Ewes, choice handy weight Do choice heavy ...... Cull Bucks 6.50 6.50 5.00 sheep 5.00 S. W. Shultz, Marshall; Mich—“I haven’t seen a pink sheet’ for so long I have almost forgotten how they look. I hope you will not dis- continue to publish the paper. We farmers appreciate it so much.” Sheep and Lambs—Buffalo. The floods throughout Ohio and In— diana had little effect on the sheep and lamb trade at Buffalo, big end of the supply in this division coming from Michigan. Monday’s receipts fig- ured'80 cars or 16,000 head and the trade was 10@15 cents lower than last week’s close,market after the first two or three hours, being slow and weak. Heavy and weighty kinds at no time of the day showed any life, some bids on kinds weighing better than a hundred pounds, being made as low as $8.25, ’though around noon some heavy lambs were placed at $8.65. Bets handy weight lambs brought $8.90@$9, bulk of the early sales $9 and one very fancy load frOm Ionia, =Michigan, topped the market at $9.10. Cull lambs wer active at a dime to fifteen-cent decline, selling from $860 down. Supply included only a few odd lots of: shorn lambs and top for these was $7.60. , Year- l-ings were steady, best handy weights, which were all wethers, going at $8.25, some weightyones $7.85. Sheep were scarce and buyers paid strong prices for these, best wethers selling at $7.25 small lot or two $7.50, top ewes $6.25 @675 and cull sheep $5.50 down. SHEEP— BUFFALO STOCK YARDS. Lambs, good to choice. . . .8.90@9.10 Do fair to good ......... 8.65@8.85 Do cull and common. . . .8.00@8.60 Do skips 7.00@7:50 Yearling wethers, choice. ‘.8.00@8.25 Do coil to fair. . . choice. . ...... ' ' ' , 7.00@7.25' ..0.50@0.85 Ewan, choice handy vvght 0.50@0.75 __ Do choice heaVy. 5.. .., . . 0.0100050, .. shoe ‘5' .........4.00g5.50V . D9 ewel. Wet rs. choice sheep Trade from start to finish ' through from some localities. ing to be made of the tariff some stability or basis on Which work is established will we have thing of a very definite nature to out. The situation abroad is 1? much better than in 1894 when GilsonGorman bill became a law, be— cause at this time there is no large stocks of goods of wool to be forced on the market by foreign holds This feature in itself gives us a lit. protection. The foreign market at moment continues very firm with 11g, supplies and high prices The pas year having been a period of keen activity all along the line. Individua ly we do not look for enough advan’c in tariff regulations to affect the gene, eral situation. Don’t sell on opening price; hang back. The market will. not ”go backward; should improve as» season advances. No price basisto . ~ give out yet. 4 ' ' “I am reading the ‘pink sheet’. and I am well satisfied with it.-—-” D. Rademache, Mt. Pleasant, Michi- gan, No. 6. COAL. Owing to the recent floods it has been impossible to get shipments This . has made it possible to handle all}. surplus coal that was already on track, in the large cities. By the time~the,. necessary repairs are made by the railroad companies and mines navi- gation will be open, and we antici- . pate the coal business will be some what stimulated with some varia- tion in prices. ' 7 The preSent labor trouble in the Virginia fields is causing some anx- iety among the large operators Who ' employ union men. The miners now ' show an inclination to fight and so do the operators. If the operators 7. and miners cannot come to an agree- ment within the next 30 days the chances are pretty good for a pr-o~’ longed labor trouble which will nat- urally decreaSe the output of coal and lead to higher prices earlier in the season. A great many jobbers. are arranging to stock up well with , coal between now and June 1. “ The anthracite situation is still un- settled, although the operators have put out a circular price for April, with the expectation of establishing a sea- son's circular price about May 1. April buyers of anthracite coal are the ones that are going to save the money. April Soft Coal Prices. Kind of Coal. F.O.B. Mines. Hocking 3—inch rescreened lump.i$1.75 J Hocking lye—inch screened lump. 1.60 . Ohio 4—inch special lump ....... . 1.753 01110 11/7-inch special lump ...... 1.60 1' Pomeroy 21/2-inch lump ........... 1.65 Cambridge ll/z-inch lump ....... 1.60» The above grades of coal take a ‘ Hocking freight rate. 7 Virginia special 10inch block..$1.50 Peerless White Ash 4-inch block."l.'75 Virginia Logan 4-inch block ..... 1.65241,“ Yukon 3-inch splint ............. 1.55 ’ Yukon egg ...................... 1.5.0.. The above coal takes a Virginia 01‘" Kentucky rate, or 25 cents over Hock- ing. : Michigan 4- inch lump .......... .$2. 75‘ Michigan 3- inch lump ......... .265, Average freight rate to Michigan'- points, 70 cents per ton. ,1, ' ,Pocohontas lump or egg...... . 1.85 Pocahontas stove. . .' ...... . . . . . . ‘ 1 65 Freight rate, 45 cents over Hock- ing rate. Anthracite Coal. , Chestnut hard coal, gr. tons. . . “.861. . Equivalent to, net tons. . . . . . . _. . . 5'. Egg and stove size, 25 cents. is" also with the exception}; . contains a large pertion'f . Moots which must advance Price _’ per bb1. , flour, 116-Daper 5110113.”..3525 t 4.50 Per ton. 7 7 e corn meal ..... I ......... 23. 60 ' 1' 24 00 . . . . .......... 22.00 . ...... . ....... . 24-50 as, ran. (standard) ...... 21.50 The above prices are 1’. o. b. De- . it, MIc11., on car lot shipments. , ‘Thnkage, averaging 60 per cent retain, $41 per ton f. o. b., Chicago. .‘HOW TO DRESS AND SHIP HOGS. 3:1: Hogs properly dressed and ‘kept clean and neat always command good 1119 when the weather is not too warm—say from November to June. . Hogs should be killed by bleeding ifreely. Stab in the throat. Put in .596ca‘lding hot water and allow to re- "main until the bristles get loose. Re- .'move all bristles and have them diseased perfectly clean. Cut open “from the stem to head. Be careful and do not get outside of carcass Jblood stained, as appearance goes a long way toward getting best prices. ”Remove all the entrails except kid— neys Leave head and feet on Al- low carcass to cool off thoroughly before shipping. Shippers should be careful and keep hogs as clean as possible in getting them to the sta- itinns, and also see that they are "Placed in clean cars if that can be done. Placing a little straw un- der them in the cars would help to V ’ keep them clean. Fasten a shipping tag, with your " [name and address marked plainly thereon, to one of the hind legs ‘ A' PLAN TO WORK VACANT FARM LAND. Twelve farmers at Kenmare, Minn. ., have followed up the plan of the .Kenmare Coal club to fill vacant farm “"110 C an merce association has "tm'ne . fers over to the Associated and Humane society. Nearly 60 applications have been oration. received in Minneapolis tor COESId- ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN WIN FIGHT... At a meeting of representatives of . the Illinois Milk Producers' associa- tion, stand by- the association price of $1. 50 per hundred pounds of milk deliver- ed at the Country bottling plants but an offer Was extended to the 'Borden' Condensed Milk. company to arbitrate.- Members of the committee, retires senting farmers who deliver milk, to the Borden plants, passed a resolu-' tion offering to accept the Bel-den price of $1.40 5-6 per hundred pounds, and leave the matter of a fair test to arbitration. Dairymen “claim that 3.5 per cent butter fat should prevail in summer milk, while the Borden concern holds that no milk testing less than 38'per cent butter fat should command the 10 cent «pre- mium. Thus the matter is put up to the Borden people and theirs is the next move. Milk producers say they will make no further concessions, and in the meantime farmers who depend on the Borden plants for an outlet for their milk are still working on plans for handling their own, pro- duct. Much money has been raised to build Icommunlity .Idairies and creameries, and funds will be avail- able for those who need assistance" until they are constructed. The Bowman people and all other distributors who offered satisfactory prices have contracted for milk with practically all of their former patrons and in addition have secured many other farmers on their list who for- merly dealt with Borden, and a few other concerns whose offers were re- jected. The farmers’ victory has had a wonderful effect, and enormous strides have been made in organiza: tion work. :.Will YOU add just one name this week? The “Pink Sheet" asks YOU to help this week by adding just ONE .NAME to the rapidly growing list of real business farmers here in Michigan who appreciate what this little paper can mean to them when ' IT GROWS UPI IF YOU ARE ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER, ask just one of your farmer friends to use the coupon below—show him what YOU ,LIKE . ABOUT THE PAPER—tell him every farmer of the 10,000 who receive .It now every week HAVE PAID JUST WHAT YOU ASK HIM TO "PAY—no more or no less—just a penny- an issue, FIFTY CENTS FOR . A FULL YEAR! IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER, then for goodness sake place your name on this list of the REAL BUSINESS FARMERS .J‘OF MICHIGAN. The coupon below is a personal Invitation for you to ., Join us! 1 MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, DETROIT, MICH». Dear Sirs: I enclose 50c for your paper for one year. o .4?» o (“.3 '33-'11 6,. o o o ‘ anxious to get into the .3311111 and not” .7 ‘sumer’s Thrice for that; cry 0! #111311 cost .of living” Which 6611163 fréo’nr the ”cities", it was unanimously voted to: nearer the .310 “'1‘ has Caused the producers to mess; gate ceuditions, and they hays fauna ‘ that 65 Coats of tne consumers. dol- " _ lar goes into the pockets of the mid -4 dlemen. Realizing that under present conditions they are not getting even ' 136.11- returns for their labor, the pro! .— ducers are vain-1y striving to find ‘ some plan to reach the consumes-- " While casting about for scale .assist- ance in this direction they are very liable to listen to the Piausibl‘e plans of the professional promoters In Several states these prempters have organized associations, and in almost . every instance they hays proved a?“ failure. Fruit growers. and farmers must~ not expect to solve the problem of‘ reaching the consumer without first" organizing at- their end of the 111w. . The whOIe foundatIOn of such an as— ’ soclation must first; rest with the pro- ducers. After the, producers have got: ten together, and are ableto handle:- the shipping end of the business, it is a mighty easy proposition to ‘ oper- ate the sales end of tha' business. The demand exists always; it is the sup- ply that causes the trouble. A special dispatch from Rochester New York, which tells of the troubles of the Growers and Shippers’ Ex- agp06-pound bale ion a In one you fire cf the 31‘eat Chickens and geeSo in Navy Department upon to answer , ,. ter from a. woman on the W , coast near Cape Henry charm '~ as change in that city will give sumcient " reason for our words of warning at this time: Edwin W. Catchpole, president of the Growers and Shippers’ Exchange, filed a voluntary petition in bank- ruptCy Tuesday, placing liabilities at $53, 009 66, and assets at $11, 261..58 Of the liabilities, the amount of $48,- 171.66 is unsecured claims which in- clude 400 small creditors who are owed for produce bought or taken over by the exchange for shipment. These small amOunts aggregate $25,- 086.10. There are also 550 claims against the concern for damages, losses and destruction to produce that was being handled for» shipment. These items total $23,103.56. The assets include $6,923 in open accounts and $3 in cash. The bal- ance is made up of notes, equipment, machinery, etc. Franklin H. Smith, attorney for the exchange, has issued a statement declaring that the reason for filing the petition is because of finan-‘ cial difficulties growing out of the al- leged mismanagement of . a former manager who was discharged on January 1. After his discharge, claims the attorney, the directors began to look into the finances and found them in such shape that bankruptcy pro- ceedings were thought advisable. - Harvey W. Baxter was formerly secretary, treasurer and manager of the exchange. He was arrested in Chicago last week one charge of ,‘ violating the law in over issuing stock of the exchange. He was ar- raigned lure and upon pleading not guilty was released on $2, 000 ball. A REMARKABLE CASE OF INTEN- SIVE FARMING. ing grounds apparently the slightest degree affect ‘t which were hatched and , ; great numbers as close as 400 a? from the guns , _ MICHIGAN RANKS HIGH IN GROWING. '- The statistics of the consis- us regarding the fruit 11111113th- igan show that the value ’ in 1899 Was $3, 676,000, an d“ ' i vthe value of all fruits was $9323.? An increase ol.’ nearly six. 1111111 dollars in ten years isn’t a bad 0rd for the fruit growers 91. M’ igan. In the production of all _ ,. California stands first, New Yer. and and Michigan third. In _ ' duction of apples New Yofl: and Michigan second For. the standing is California,N Georgia, Michigan;. _ California, ' New York, Mich Michigan ranks eighth in the 11:061., tion of plants and prunesand gf ' in cherries, third in grapes and in small fruits. Followmg is a the production and the resulting. for fruits in Michigan for 190 12, 332, 296 bushels of apploa 1, 686,586 tbushels of peaches- brought .............. . The.— pear crop brought. . . . Plums and prunes brought Cherries . . . .~.. "Apricots ...,... Qulnoes 14 218 quarts of air W129" brought Raspbermes Blackberries . gap 0 o_‘,_v‘ h A remarkable example of intenfiivé; » McCall _ farming :is- given in. the case 61'; Sam- " ' ‘ ' nel , - of Ala '