50c PER YEAR (Egg , 1» s: the, action was taken ppointed by 1,500.. ,5 the farmers oom- ”counsel is that the Wars duped into pay- . 3,515 and $25 above. V‘ “in a concern touted by "”“t‘rust buster. " They further they are being duped by gross ment of the corporation on _ the missionaries who sold ; 1 ’21s directed principally W 0. Thompson, president {roller of" the voting stock Demand Accounting. me ask that Thompson ‘1. losses in stock" sales and “departments, that the cor- be audited; that oney unlawfully received The are there has been much money .. .1 ally appropriated. ~‘as'bilijasks that Thompson be rout office, that the corpora- ' eerganized along co-opera— , _,iines,~; and that the holders of ing stock be given the privi- 'o and his agents who did missionary ‘ throughout the country. They ht they were getting into a co tive concern, they allege, and 110W, ’zthe corporation is a gigantic -.selling‘ proposition and not a e International Harvester Com- " and at the same time make a t in dividends from the sale of machinery ' ed machinery discount stock. ' thought, they state in the bill, after years of promises,‘ Tone piece of . ferred to th’éfi ‘ . very latest quotatiOns are: Beans OOOOOIICIOotoon ’ Butter Broilers on the several commodities from the principal market centers. A . detailed Statement covering conditions, our predictions and special advice, will be found with each commodity on the following pages. THE LAST MINUTE before going to press we secure quotations a Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying). 7-‘7Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying). . .. ,0ats,Standard ..* Rye too-o- Hay (best market today, New York), at. . . . . .20. 00 Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at. . ‘Pouitry'IIZIIILZIIII.IIII................... .17 I'ooooooooooooooooo- ..Eggs 1. .18 The ...$1.osy, 1.06% 381/, 641/2. 2.15 .45 .30 .25 few weeks. SPE'C‘IAIr—We want you to watch the Bean Market for the next Just keep your eye on the indicator, and if you have good, dry, marketable Beans you are going to find that they are in good de- mand. Special information may be had for the asking The Independent Harvester Com- pany was organized in 1905 to buck the trust. It was evolved from the .xKellogg Harvester Company of Plano. It never has paid a dividend, although the bill states stock solicitors have represented that it soon was to pay one of from 10 to 25 per cent. Start of the lndignation. Trouble began when the plant‘at Plano could not manufacture enough machines to meet the orders. Indigna- tion meetings were held in several states. The ,greatest number of s ockholders .live in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. A committee was appointed to inves- tigate, but it is alleged little satis- faction was received. The last directOrs’ meeting was held in January in Maine. At that time _members of the committee asked for an accounting. The di- rectors, of whom Thompson was the leader, voted against an accounting,' says the bill. It is said Thompson receives a salary of $12,000 under a resolution which authorizes the payment of not more than $118,000 to the president. More than $50,000 has been paid to ‘him under this resolution, it is al- leged. He also has received, accord- ing .to the bill, expense money to the amount of $10, 000 a yeai, in all $40,- 000, for which there has been no ac- counting. Says Salary is Excessive. The bill says. the salary is exces- sive and ‘that‘ the president of the company is a stock broker and knows nothing about manufacturing. Thompson is accused of getting money fraudulently through the trans- fer of land from himself to the com- pany The bill states that he has bought property and then transferred it to the corporation Without giving a statement of the cost to him of such land. It alleges he is renting d be bought and trans- arvester company and that the rent is inadequate farmers alleged he also made money , from the carporation through? deals; 5. . . d timber lands The; All of the time of the officers has been used in selling stock, the plain- tiffs allege, instead of manufactur— ing machinery to compete with the trust, although the company is de- clared to be possessed of sufficient money and a plant. ' Stock Selling Chief Business. More than $3,000,000 worth of stock has been sold during the last two years. The bill says that While the of- flcers represented the plant as run- ning economically and successfully during 1912, the company expended $1,200,000 in manufacturing and pro- ‘ duced goods selling at $800,000. One of the propositions outlined by the company was this, according to the bill: The officers said they could manufacture a grain binder for $45. The trust (International Harvester Company) was selling the same ma- chine for $100. The independent company was to sell it for $130 and turnover the balance of $85 as profit to the stockholders. Thompson carried on his corpora- tion books as assets, the bill goes on to say, $1,282,000 which was not as- sets, but expenditures for office help, agents’ commissions, advertising, etc. “Barred in Certain States.” “The mismanagement and fraudu‘ ‘lent misrepresentations of the of~ ficers of the company,” reads the bill, “‘so injured the reputation of the company and its products that ad- vertisements are being refused by farm “journals. The‘ company has been barred from doing business in certain states.” It is alleged that the plant at Plano is merely a show place to help the sale of stock, that While there is a little manufacturing, there is more jobbing and assembling of ma- chines manufactured in other plants. The bill states that Thompson is contemplating the erection of another large plant “merely for making an im- pression on prospective stockholders and 'an injunction preventing him from doing this is asked. ' raised in URGES HIGH cussed pretty thoroughly down. Washington these days. During past week several congressmen,, the agricultural districts have fighting for a retention of the pres tariff duties on many of the .f products. Under the new bilI. tariff on beans will be reduced 450 to 250 per bushel Whi see no necessity of even reducng the tariff on beans, We are not at a}! afraid that the farmers will so to any great extent through compo tion on this commodity iwth that. Canadian brothers, so long as th‘ 250 per bushel is retained. Congress‘- man Samuel M. Smith, of Pontiac,.' in addressing the House the other day said: "‘Tlhe bean crop is one-of the most important in the state of Mich-, igan. This bill reduces the tariff on beans from 45 cents to ‘25 cents per bushel. If the bill is permitted: to become a law in its present form, '. I fear that Canada, whose border line is just across the river from Michs igan. and produces beans in great abundance, will take possession of the Detroit and other markets, as she did under the Wilson- Gorman bill, ”and... gieatly injure, if not practically ruin , ~ the industry in Michigan “Michigan raises 70 per cent or more of the bean crop in the United States, or more than 6,000,000 bushels out of the 10,000,000 or more bushels the United States. The farmers of Michigan receive a hand- some return annually aggregating be- tween $10,000,000 and $15, 000,000 each year for their bean crop “Scattered along the railways at many stations throughout my dis» trict, one can find bean houses where many women are employed at splen- did wages. I fear that if this bill becomes a law, that not only the " farmers and local buyers Will be. greatly injuied, but that the Splendid: wages which have been paid to wo- men for work in the bean houses will be gleatly reduced.” DRY FARMING TO BE TRIED. E. B. Payne, the “Peach King,”’of_ Hope township, and a. prominent meme ber of the International Dry Farming, congress, who represents the organ-v ization in this state, will endeavor to interest Gov Ferris and other state officials in dry farming methods, by which he is certain that thousands of acres of lands may be rescued for cultivation Mr. Payne, who has or- iginated means of scientific farmin and“ horticulture, which has able him to create a peach of he own, has applied dry farming methods on his farm with success. “Plow deep andSFthen follow with scientific farm ing,1s his method. By the conserva- tion of moisture, Mr. Payne says, the sandy lands of this state may be eas— ily rescued. Dry farming methods. have been so developgv in the was 1 Mr. Payne says, that ithin 10 years they will entirely replace ,‘-.‘ farming, as wheat raised b of protein, and brings 22 cents more: a bushel. _ above is correct, ohmsis seems to (imam use something of a spasms . W exists. We say s e we really believe theta mutton of this with indefiniteness 1. mild almbst completely show the esent position of hay relative to its _' 1, esaibilities from a marketing stand- . It appears 0! a spasmodic na- vbecause‘ from“ the different mar- mtens which cover every avail- s. avenue of escape for our hay. o'mee a very wide difference in tone to the situation and actual results pos- ~sible to get out of the present situ- More and more spasmodic does _. this appearance become when we can - actually experience and see as a re- sult of actual trades being made from day to day, that said trades are sub- ject to such a wide variance in selling ' . strength. From one market center, for instance, thesituation one day is very strong, in sympathy’with which a much longer price can be drawn for ”receipts available; only a day or two laterand the situation on this par- ' ticular market becomes the reverse, the market sluggish, the condition from all angles handicapped from a selling strength and greatly reduced values in actual evidence. At the time this market showed its spirited form, some other market of like mag- nitude was the opposite. When our first named market is in a sluggish condition, our neighboring market has showu a reversal of form and is per- mg a prem1um. We think this will demonstrate to you, at least, we hope so, that the situation today is both spasmodic and because of its being spasmodic, is of asomewhat indefinite nature. A spas- ~angelic condition from a commercial or marketing standpoint always f01ms an asset to the general situation in the following manner. Its tendency is to cause an excite- ment to exist on the part of traders. It shows up a given possibility in some given direction. This injects real spirit and tone on the part of the dealers in hay, therefore, the nat- . ural result is that you, as a producer or raiser in hay, will see better con- ditions existing locally as well as on the outside. We are giving you these conditions so that you will appreciate '1 not only your position, as a grower, but that you will also understand the position of the man who is trading, »1w.hich means nothing else or any other than your local dealers. This is the basis on which they are trad- ing today.“ The above conditions act as a real stimulus or opiate. The one injects real tone, life and spirit to conditions existing, the other produces a‘sleepy effect on which and-out of which a sluggish market is the result. We do not contend that the above affects you in a monetary way as to the disposition of your this season’s hay crop, but we hope that it contains something of: an educational feature along the lines of conditions affect- ing those Who are working with you, to the end of placing your commodi- ties on the market, therefore, if the it should be-found of some particular value to you. ,. The acon’crete example before us to- day is but little different and shows but slight variance over the one con- stantly before us from the inception of the season. It shows but slight variance, because of our having gotten at the real meat of the problem at _ the outset. Results have proven that Wovwere correct as to the surplus of hay this year, that we were also correct as to the very small percent-- age of high-class goods Our outline ‘for this season’ s operations has been 4 eat value and assistance to the stars 0! bay ever the state be com- No. market. at profitable price s. predicted. fed. No i—No profit at ruling prises hour" proposition. lower but we would takol a chance. l—Goo'd, substantial demand 1fiend present so cobalt " No 2a—4Market clearing it on No. 3——-Markot very quiet; tires ovary No. fi—Better keep in port. fmw ' .114, _. ‘high—class hay which we have'been; advising you contained some strength in fact, the only kind of hay which had any strength whatever, is today showing and demonstrating just what merit-s it has. The trade- on the out, side is making a call. * demonstrated in this article, this call is of a spasmodic nature, but at the same time, it is a call and shows that on this particular‘kind of hay there is a decided revelation of form over that which was facing «us. at the. out- set of the season of hay excepting high qualities are held in any favor whatever. It is still self-evident that we will be unable to place all of our low g1 ade or common qualities of hay on the market. It also demonstrates that we have a. surplus of desirable qualities This cornbination must work put to the result that high-clas hay will show a tendency, if properly handled; to at least maintain its preSent standard of level with a keen possibility of show- ing a further advance. We must be careful when seeding time is over not to dump all of this hay, onto‘ the mar- ket at one time. If you do this, it is possible that the above reasoning will not hold true, neither could you expect it, but if you regulate the dis- position of the remainder of this good hay, it will show a dividend based on former conditions HAY—~MIC‘HIGAN ZONE PRICE‘. Michigan .......... $10.60 Michigan .......... 12.20 Michigan ..... '7'. . . . 13.00 Michigan ......... 12.80 Mlchigu-n .' ......... 12.40 Zone Michigan .......... 12.80 Zone Michigan .......... 13. 70 NO'I‘Ev-The prices quoted are for No. 1 Timothy in the “different freight «ones. «This givos you the price dealers should be u e to pay for this commodity f. o. 1).. their station, under existing. market eon— (lltlons. Handling charge not in— eluded. Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone DETROIT—~The situation in Detroit is not at all dependable What de— pendence there is in this market is based on good stuff. Last week the situation based on common qualities of hay began to look very much de- pressed Sellers of these characters of hay were having very much trou— ble to place them on basis of quota— tions. With any accumulation at all, this market will show a keen reduc tion in values on anything below nice No.2 fancy light mixed or No. ] timothy. ' HAY—DETROIT MARKET. No.1 Timothy ................ $15.00 No‘ 2 Timothy ............... Rye Straw .............. . ,. . . 0.00 Wheat ‘and 0st Straw. . ....... 8.00 PITTSBURGH—The last week has experienCed comparatively heavyr runs ' of hay to the Pittsburgh market, with a- percentage'of this run being of hay far below No. 1 in quality. This has put the situation in a temporary de- ~ pressed condition. ' We do not feel it .rwarrantable to quote this market as ‘jbeing. dangerous, because if receipts should happen to react, they will be, ‘i'able to come out from ‘ «"No. 1 Timothy buys. ..', ’ As‘was first an. Nit-other grades ' will not ' ~No .‘Tlmetby hay :NO. 3- Timothy”; 1 3*: 7',an pram. Packing Hey . No... Out litmuuunumnui- no. 1 Rye Straw... ..No. 1 wheat straw: CHICAGO—«The situation which we ‘ , reported in Chicago lasttwseek cleansed No one apaprsmtly: up very nicely. got hurt with the increase in receipts reported Sellers, as a rule, held 0113;” and worked out of it in that Way. Chi‘ cage last week experienced only mod- erate receipts, Quotations as shoWn’ are being maintained with actual trades. HAY—CH'IoAGo uneasy. . Choice Timothy .» ........ _-. ; . ‘. .817.” No. 1 Timothy ..... , ...... . . . 15.00 * No. 2 Timothy ' . Light Glover Mixed ...... ' ...... 13-00 No. 2 Mixed hay ....... 1. . . .. 10.00 No. 3‘ Timothy. . . . ..‘ ......... . 10.00 Clover Thanked My ...... . . . . . “Morel tending bay. . . . der- the con- * BOSTON—Receipts fer, week were 386 carsof hay, seven. of straw, 16 cars of this hay were billed for export The corresponding week last year shows 274 cars of hay, seven cars of: straw, with 45 cars of this hay billed for export. Receipts of bit}! during the last week were really more than the trade Was calllng for. with the spot situation rather weak This was more noticeable, of course, on the poorer grades. The situation on very cemmon hay was really seri- ous, there practically being no de- mand whatever. HAY—IDITON MARKET. Sud! Duos. Haw, Hay. No. Hay, No. 2 ........... . 17.00 Bay, 14.00 HIV. Hay, Hay. Long. m snow. .. “It!“ 170‘- much. . . stock . . .......... 13.00 18.00 12;” 1. 'NOTE—Lnrgc hue- weigh m,— 200 to m pounds; mediu- isles It“ 9. to 1.0 you“ ,, a. HAY—NEW YORK MARKET Linn shall 0 ' bales. . _”t ion. per ton. $21.00 $2 L00’ with the result, that” the tone to the situation is quite Sal; .isfactory. ; modity. the past ‘act 8.000 NEW YORK-Thesituation during the past week in New ankhas been an ce.. ‘ fellowed it and it may 11.00 ~ -- a 60611. So and so. ,elt it ‘,assets in excess .‘ to pursue that course that there is an indefinit We know at; . angles to m about net 7’ can figure out " .liainty. more as we become more g t We appreciate fore, we can only take, a fie course of action, based on a line oi? reasoning and pessib ‘ Let us first take igan, Maine and. new so = a limited Supply-81 1301231191 These three states con talc crop train the -. ,. ’ Would be that the old-— Would advance around 25¢. because of the natural com now confronts us from an, tatoc-rop point. They could g because as reports show, W the eastern markets the a sibilities are the result. . . Secondwl’otsaoes their own mar . Theyrhave, ply longer, until the end Third—Potatoes oculd go may; . “.1”, sum... 46 . can; per ha. .43 unit is one "on“ 180 ' llolulu con .1 not: The There is a heavy call with the tone it“ the notation quite much P0TA~T0§§1P1T¥S4BU HG. NET . the dis. 4 _. -’ the assets o' inborn given you yammave an edual in the fight scheduled asset we have is: po- present standard of below. normal mm a. ~-T%hey are so cheap to not only ' 1: will in— . . Reaping a 1013 7'1. S . :goe; potato situation. be optimistic, but drawing at the line " same time” closed steady at the finish, life’s real test. market the past keé'n nature fronix every direction. been at least momantarihfi, action {on will take 1: t has with casting on most other This market has omfimousky for this mnmdint con- i: will be in an over condition indefinite- .3]. Mn: hem ear. per 191:. . backed from our, per 1111.. ‘~TTTTT .40 to’ .45 .45 to .49 : .‘It has been. the Contention of - many large dealers in wheat, that it was by- virtue of foreign strength that our values have been maintained, but ”this view of the situ ~ation has been shattered an more oneasion‘s than one. We actually know . of times when Liverpool closed with aides and the Detroit market at the with nora‘c‘tual loss for the day’s trade. This-being absolutely a. true example, " Shows that the. foundation for our ‘wheat market situation was not au‘ WHEAT—DETROIT MARKET. No" 1 White .................... $1.07 7 No. 2 Red ....... . .............. 1.08 Speculltlvo Prlca‘I. July delivery ' *Muy defivery _: ................ 1:08 ‘ “at. m 3m tor Rum and lky 11‘1va tho i.- , tum deHVe priced. Tb]: tutor- :I‘ g; $0 on age of. the season- on which”. . them. You will have to admit ‘ we were “In right" on the future WHEAMI‘KGMO m7. '5‘“ 2 non” .............. -.s1.oo : - _ , BpIoulatle Prices. - "July delivery . .- ........... .0295 1‘an delivery ...... .'. ...... . . . .9296 ‘ Q'llhe poke uls-on ta July in] Max: dollar! I'm-out tho tu- tun. do]! very uric“. nu Inter-o- not merely gives you the my. ~ boot. at this commodity u by those. who amount: on Int-n iii, 'lPITTSBUfiGHw-Theroqs quite some”. m toxic to the Pittsburgh market. . as; Weeks sir‘ading has run at a- high fjrtenfixon and slinost continuously Not goodly; halve- they taken care or very heavy magpie, but at an advanced . p e ‘ rantable or not. Ltrhentically based on the foreign situ— ation, because when the foreign situ- atlon, slipped out from under us, we find that we had the Michigan situ‘ attain and with a foundation just as secure tend which held us up. It does not look to us as if the beans had very much of a chance in reducing wheat levels The milling situation ~BEANS We think it has dawned on you that it is not only possible for a commodity to become in a de— pressed condition, sluggish from eVeI‘y angle, rejected in the eyes of the com- mercial world and to be forced into ’this'po-siti‘on regardless of its being, warrantable. We believe you appre- ciate your individual weakness in be- ing able to determine as to whethex the position of a commodity is war- confronted you when beans gradually dropped to $1.80 basis. When on $1.80 basis, every dealer in the state claimed that their elevatorsuwere full to the roof, im— pressed you that if they took your beans On that basis, it was through genuine courtesy, that they were mak- ing a genuine good fellow of them- selves when so doing; that the rea‘ chances were that they would take a keen loss after having so done, sim- ation which ’ply handing you a Xmas present in advance. That was about it, and that is just about the way the average raiser of beans on basis of his nat- ural understanding of the situation. helped along by the information re- ceived, had the real results doped out. Right at this point is when this lit- tle “Pink Sheet” of only eight pages came to you and showed you the situ— ation that actually existed in the state of Michigan and on the outside, proved to you with a good concrete example, made up of good logical conceptions, that the situation which we Were ex— periencing at that time was thorough- ly of an unwarrantable nature, as based on the general outcome of the general situation. We gave you the angles to thexsituation which would bring about'lthe depression felt. \‘2'(“ showed you what was contended to haVe caused it. We believe that the contention shown would have a great bearing on the outcome, which was a. $1.80 base. We advised you that not one dealer in beans over the state of Michigan was alarmed over the future situation. They themselves most fortunate in being able to secure your beans at a $1 ‘ base, when, at the same time, they had their cover off' their salve box and were trying to make you believe :"i"?‘é‘”fIGAN FREIGHT ZONES in. touch with the you should know Mr, lb! ”In; no you Wrap?” doctor - - "x car of nut-Mo 5 minimum with of I. \Pittsburfi. m Instance. show ring Nt. 1 Timothy W is worth $16. 00 p81- ton. Thho freight bun: $4.40 mum show that o (lo-1m in Til-con. bounty should pay $11: 60 per ton, l.“ handling char-u, The car or my in minimum Weight of a 1.330.000 pounds: the t 01 a, car of bean: is 20, 000 pounds; the“ minimum or i (.0 000 nouns: and. you will have to pay ~ from yours” oven. '7.” for that Win! an be gum slim Ifi‘toll unload. The pounds in ouch car, I and a: [mains take a vflll be “ad to fur- m with hub. unites -. min. ‘ Tim and mlmum‘ in. of m can at this tutor-motion Zone S—Bay City. New York City ................. Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Zone 4~Grocnville. New York City ................ Pittsburgh , Cincinnati Chicago ‘ Detrolt Zoné b-Sandnsky. New York City ................ Pittsburgh Cincinnati Ch‘ 1W . . . . Detroit 1" 3 . Zone 6—chsburg.‘ New York City ........ L ....... . Pitt-burgh . Cl Wotan i That was the situ- ‘ . your beans. considered FREIEHT 0‘1 ’ that market with the sibflities of the bean situation will have to give us credit saved the producers of state of Michigan thousands ands of dollars in the last weeks. Today, instead of the sluggish depressed bean market Which we ThaY' experienced, we have a situation solutely spirited, a situation on Whit: . culation is going right and , left; S e are even overstepping the acting what might be termed, on the possibilities of beans” twenty has been paid for carsof beans you that actual trading has been way above the standard of quotations shown in our daily periodicals It fist a real spirited and speculative.“ game today. We mentioned the possibilities the writer being crazy in our issue dated April 26th, When daring to as sume that beans might top $2 40-36? as'Sured you at that time that it 'was great to be crazy Don’t worry abbut getting crazy, but just study the pos- sibilities and get the price out .01: We never know what? some one else is trying to do,‘ but We demonstrated to you two months'agowf; that it was very possible that the great manipulators of beans in the State of Michigan were pul g 01! the same stunt that they did 11.1911 There bunch of money made when they are going back up 40c. something stirring on the market is when there made. We do not want to come out ‘ on track this last week. That .830 . ‘3' " is some money made11 when beans drop 40c and there is another - When there "is; _: is some money being today and say that beans are going to $2.40. We have never definitely stated that $2.40 would be the result, but let us tell you one thing, these beans are very, very strong, with very great possibilities as we go to press. ,. BEANFDETROIT MARKET. \Vhlto, Rod Kidney .................... MICHIGAN ZONE PRlCE&_‘ ‘ Zone No. 2 Michigan ........... I.“ Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7 Michigan. The abOVe values repreoent what ‘ o. b. your station In zones hm “ . This is m basis of beans. OATS While there has not been any [:1 during the past week, still- the tendency being to just a. little firmer feeling constantly existing. Trader; Confludoal’m Six Jon—u. 1 a... WITH 7 APPROXIMATE. RATES 1‘0" LEANNG, IEH'IGAN ZONES (E2? TABLE Zone No. 3 Michigan ......... ‘.. 1.99., ’ . 2.02 hand-picked hand-picked basis ...... $2,151 . 2 , dealers are obtaining for be:nl, 1.," particular advance in quotations 5, tone to the cat situation has 3a. 11t»"‘_j" tle more than maintained itself, them-5.; “They copied all they could foam, but they couldn’t copymy And I left’ em sweating and stealin’ a yur and a half behind "i-sdfiplutg I ‘This "pink- sheet” has no creed, 1101' party, plays no [favorites’ and W‘ its best! to neither friend nor enemy, if they would swerVe it from the single path. which it has laid for itself to solve the greatest problem that confronts the farmer today, THAT 0F , . "that the manuf’du (1E , tiotr 0f profits iS 11 And now we get , attk 1:Q the preposmon"? 'to be taXed to foster an industry 11121: labor a :DISPOSING‘ OF HIS CROP FOR A GREATER PROFIT! I The market reports are written directly to serve the firmer: of Michigan, and to insSist them in receiving at their own local market the prices which should be their: , I MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING maintains a Service department, under com 5 -' p’étent- and experienced direction of men, whose duty it is to aid our readers in‘ any part of this state to secure fair prices and good markets and if the local buyer will not meet these conditions to aid, if possible, in the dispOSing of his pruduce on a favor- able market. I In the unpretentious little “pink- sheet” which you hold in your hands, the; farmers of Michigan W1“ find a militant stron‘g- arm, ready and anxious at all times to defend .‘their rights and to right their wrongs wherever and whenever they be found No inde- :, . pendent farmer or group of organized farmers in this state need hesitate to call upon this publication, at any time, if it can be of assistance to them. -I MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, let it be clearly understood, represents no single 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. ‘ A . ~ ’ ONE- CENT— PER- WEEK (when ordered for 50 weeks or more) C FARMERS CAUGHT Open up your books gentlemen. industry to thrive, and if we must be taxe have faith in anything " SEND 50c FOR so WEEKS. the line of ordinary exp ,. 6116 r - (In remitti 3 it is to your advantage to write full name and address carefully and tell us whether you are an old or new subscriber.) , ' folks i M hi n PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT DETROIT BY n 1c git ' ”iv-RURAL PUBLISHING CO, INC, GEO. M. SLOCUM. SEC’Y-TREAS. HOME OFFICES: 95 WEST FORT STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN OTHER OFFICES: New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Port Huron. ' Entered as 2nd Class Matter, Oct. 13, 1912, at Detroit, Mich, under Act of Mar. 8, 1W9. A TAN CLED TO BE SURE. -‘fretain the tariff;” ' $1.67 per hundred ta EDITORIAL. HAT a tangled net we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” If the new tariff bill passes, sugar will be placed on the frce list in 1.916. At the present time the ’ ' good housewife contributes one dollar and sixty— seven cents to the manufacturer on every one hundred pounds of suga1 the family consumes. One dollar and sixty—seven cents repre~ sents the duty—the tariff tax. Who gets the $1.67? A11. there’s the, rub. If the consumer must contribute $1.67 on each one hundred pounds of sugar his family consumes, in order that the manufacturers of sugar may be able WEB, “4:0 pay the farmer a living wage for growing sugar beets and sugar cane; of the sugar factories a reasonable, living wage if the tax of $1. 67 per hundred is needed to pay the employes And leave just a reasonable profit for the manufacturers-then so say all of us. BUT—if we are paying this Michigan farm and toWn folks alike, seem to be equal believers in “spooks" of various kinds, as evidenced by the crusade being waged against the fraudulent practices of so; called “clair- voyants” by the: authorities in Chi- cago. ' Recently we read how. a Michigan...’ woman had separated a. number of men from various portions of their , bank rolls, by advertising in a matri- monial paper that she Was looking for a husband. She was already mar- ried and lived on a smallfarm, but she and her husband had found it easier to persuade men to yield cash ” under the guise of lovelthan to per- suade the soil to yield prbfltable crops ' by means of hard labor. After she had received traveling expenSes, which in some cases, amounted £0 generous sums, the expectant bridegrOOm failed to hear any more from his mail- order bride. - Supported By the Foolish. This woman, of course was not a clairvoyant, but her fraudulent prac- tice had much in it of the nature of that used by the men recently ar- rested in Chicago Both are the prod- not of unscrupulous newspapers that publish advertising which on the taco of it bears every evidence of fraud. Neither could exist but for the num- bers of silly men and women who are / are “Prof. ” ' GharIeSjR. l amounts. the various} 1) ., ”spooks”_ lost through theséy over $25, 000.- We have .not the Michigan farm folks money to these clairvoyants the they believed on “spir1ts,”a.n . had, We would not publish it" sharpers, ought 16* be too 1 ashamed ofthimselzf for its to W ‘ add to his mlsery caught are as nothing to the 11. who are still at large. ‘ _ eral hundred of these So—called "1 who believe in, and are swindled~ them, is amazing vestigation has shOWn that the a trust among clairvoyants. Luri, a. vertisements were mixed as exhibi against the three men. These ad tiseménts and others, clipped“ newspapers accepting these adv ments, were used by the grand in their report... 3‘ The reCOmmendations madé W f0110ws: ' <,' that the millionaire sugar manufacturers may pay larger dividends :47 on watered stock—well, that’s a horse of another color. I 1 Why not? If we are required to pay $1.67 on each one hundred *pounds of sugar we consume, over to the manufacturer as a bonus ,_«——-to protect from the pauper labor of the countries across the seas—— ., we ought to have the right to look over the books and see whether the farmers and laborers are re ally getting the protecting we are trying to afford them. , As the discussion has proceeded, a doubt has bbeen raised in . the people’s minds as to who is getting the benefit of the tariff. The evidence of President Charles B. Warren, of the'Michigau Sugar Company, before the Congressional Investigating Committee, showed that for at least a few years the sugar business was mighty yprofitable. In fact, the farmer could have been paid more for his ribeets and the laboring man higher wages and a reasonable profit remain for the manufacturers. This investigation showed that duling the first four years of the co’mpanys existence, it actually had a surplus of over three million dollars, besides paying dividends amounting to about a ‘million dollars. President Warren further testified that the method: of manufacturing had been so simplified that the manufacturing “ - cost was less than when the industry was in its infancy ” SO great was the company’s profits during the first four years HAVE been looking for a real novel- ' ty to offer my friends who are. help, ing me to add new business farm names to th rapidly growing“ .‘pink ,— . sheet” mail] list, AND I HAVE FOUND IT! Here is a genuine Swish Cuck—oo Clock, made 111 the Swiss m . tains by the peasants who curve thém' from the brown wood of the forests fificd with machined cl welt-works and operat- with pine-cone weights. Every half 1103111 the clock strikes and the cuckLOO b ,d ‘chirps a cheery little note from his " under the car'Ved bird and leaf de The clock itself is .a full 10 inches height, 5 inches wide and. has ’a;;- ', dial with ivorize‘d figures ‘and hen, want every “pink-sheet” reader wh ever wanted a 'cuckm clock to ' ANY READER‘ . Quorum: menu-.11- " fines the word as describing one Who- seeing-h , alright (if the 341d sees that-1 t"' mg: 1111 publishers of. Whats liable at; 20°95" .. tilt Ween certain; stock brokers van, but he refused to give ' “Y _ see the Word “clairvoyant” they ‘1-11 know that it isomerely another ‘ e for “sWindler,”1 We ster’ 5 dictionary does not define ”the- Word as we do The dictionary de- has porters of seeing into the future, of telling you all about the coming invents of 'yOur life and to forth. Some also guarantee to put you in communi- ‘3 cation with dead relatives or friends, “ 'Q'r perhaps advise you how to invest money dn mining or other Stocks. bellowing {1 ben-. . 99 1 ‘Whensyer. Michigan Business Farm- ialmyants was admitted by . even thOugh - There are simpler methods of throw- 1 ingnaway money than that of turning ‘ A. _ __it over to i‘cld‘irvoyants.” “‘mediums’ ' g and others of their kind. , 9 R S WEATHER BULLETIN {A} A ' a ' . .11 : “fps [415M713] Io|11112]13]14115111117113119120121122123124125lulzrhsrzshobi|. f , was ' ARM same I l 1 . sevens 31m» 1 .M ~ '1 . . WEA ' ,. ’ T 3“" i“ 1 0601 .I' 0 {1:1! ' .1, .1 , nvc . l d, .0 1 5“? § ‘ A. O L "’ '0' 5f: i V 1 i \4 .r‘ '0 _ a — .. ' 5 “A" ‘ , 1’. #e’ _~_ ”Ln-1'1. - _'L_ I“. J ‘ ‘ A.’ , . _ rpm-.- ‘ .' .. .' . ““ "' l " ' i"i T .- I i i '9 tines the” best crop weather. . is continent. m“ ' cgyh St. Louis. asMngton D gave forecasts of distur. . ‘ cross continent May 9 to 1 19:4 to 18, warm Waves 8 to nd 13 to 17, cool waves 11 to “end 15. to 20. This period of about .1 colts will average warmer than ai’and Will be followed by a great ”511,111.: temperatures. Storm. forces 11 be greater than the usual average 1... ' severe weather may be expected 3 to 12 but dangerous storms it probable. Most rain is ex- ” ~ dJinwgr'ea-t central Valleys not far eta/May 9 and in eastern sections tajnd following May 20 - e'xtd ~ disturbance will reach Paci- c coast about May 19, cross Pacific e by close of 20, great central t: May 19, great central valleys .3???“ sections 123. (trees Pacific slope about May stables should be protected} 1 110113 ~ - 1 ' j nee, following a mu ~ as. I. Dangerous stor‘ms- May 21 to June 3. Week centering on May 9 and in eastern sections 18 to 31. Ta 'a'bo'Ve chért- the treble line represents normal precipitation and temper- 'As temperaturerand precipitation lines rise probabilities will increase mm“ precipitation and higher temperatures. . 111 one to three days earlier for west of that line and as much later for get (if it, In proportion to distance from that meridian which runs north (3,, May 10. 4...: m 21 to 23, eastern sections 24. _ gym wave will cross Pacific slope « Cool wave -~ Ides} weather of the month May will bring a drouth to large sections .M°St rain in northeastern states, east Gulf coast and south- Dates .are. for Meridian 90. gerous‘.,storms' as those of recent months but it is advisable to use care and not go into unprotected places while this storm is passing. Our danger signals will hang out from.May 20 to 31 and our readers may expect the most severe storms to occur close in front of the warm waves and not far from the places and- dates noted for‘the disturbance dates. Indications favorable to a general shortage of rainfall and some indica- tions of damage to crops by drouth. ' That is expected to be the general conditions but some places, on ac- count of the severe storms will get .too much rain. The middle south- eastern states will have some heavy local rains and-similar conditions may be expected in. parts of Pennsylvania, New York, the New England states and the eastern provinces. But large sections between meridian 85 and the ..Rockies will be too dry for good of : growing crops. Much will depend on amount oft moisture in the soil middle of April. ,Where the soil was well wet at that time the crops may come through the droiitth good shape Oats will probably suifer more than other j. crops. Prof. Hopkins of the University of Illinois severely attacks two errors ~"made‘ by. the United States Agricul :years. «He*- says"— that : the optimistic : rotary permitted ' 'e t 1;. th. Most rain in great central the; errotie‘ous- t“;- that. farm:--- 11 - h \\ 1._turalch Department in the' past few11 . . end ‘ ' '1': meat reports more:'. carefully made . Fora scientific department to declare e that farm soils- do not wear out is' so ridiculous that we can find no ex- cuse fOr it. . . WANT PARCEL POST EXPRESS. Ge'Orgeg P. Hampton of New York 1 icity, secretary of the Postal Express Federation, . which is Composed of about two million business men and .farmers, addressed a meeting in De- troit. In an interview he said: "Detroit particularly is interested in .the parcel post because its business- ' the two following examinations, 131!" men have been the leaders in getting ‘ the service. Now. that the service has been obtained we are after im- provements. -- “We want the rates lowered, weight ‘limit increased, onerous restrictions against packing removed and insur- ance lowered. _‘The rates are 500 per cent above cO'st. in some cases and could easily be cut in half in the city districts. The weight limit, which is now 11 pounds, should be raised to 100 pounds, which is logic-a1 because it would cover the gap between the present limit and the freight unit. “The present restrictions against the shipment of liquids should be re— mOVe-d and the government should furnish hampers..for the shipment of bottles," as it now furnishes bags for other matter. “The government should allow in- voices to be inclosed With the ma- terial sent and permit 0. O. D. deliv- eries both on the delivery cost and the goods. There is no reason why the government could not collect for the goods and make the return the same as express companies do. That is what we are trying to do—make the parcel post the equal of the ex- press service." ' The total for the United States, in round figures, shows that in January there were 40,000,000 packages mailed; in February 50,000,000, and in March 60,000,000. NEW HORTIOULTURAL COLLEGE. A horticultural college for Traverse City is to be one of the next steps in the development of the western Michigan region. The setting of fruit trees in the 20 counties reaching from Ottawa to Emmet has been so great during the past few years, and is continuing at such a pace that it is apparent that many horticulturists are needed to care for the orchards in a. scientific manner. In the past it was believed that any man who knew the difference be- tween the apple tree and an oak was sufficiently wise to be in chargeof an orchard. But now it is different. It is admitted that successful or- charding requires men With special training. Because of the heavy tree settings these men are going to be needed in the early future. At present the larger orchard propositions are hir- ing men Who have been trained else- where, some in the west. Last fall the proposition of a coun— ty agricultural school was laid be- fore the supervisors of Grand Trav- erSe county, who appointed a com- mittee with instructions to report at the annual meeting to be held the coming October. In the meantime the subject is being discussed by the farmers’ organizations of the county, and the arguments for and against the proposition are being carefully analyzed. AN INTERESTING RULING. Judge Smith“ of Pontiac, has set aside assessments levied in Addison against farmers for cutting weeds along the roads. The taxes were un- ¥Da1d and the land returned for sale, N11 *%.The objectors to the tax filed their , appearance and the court held with e "them that such a tax is not assessable ‘ individual property, but must leaf-1., , ' ~ . ‘wnship at large... __5;. «I. , :J-1v vs" him; instructions while ’ ~1 stool: judging, soil testing, _ - etc 'made by the following committee; “"....1.. The society will my all on posses. 1 , The selection of the boy villi .. each county. County commission of schools, president of rumors to stitute society and the master at Pomona Grange. , The committee will meet to . the boy on June 2: or at the can of county commissioner of schools. The selection will be made from en by any boy in the county, betWeen the ages of 14 and 20. First—The regular county eighth grade examination, to count 50 per eent. Second—~Examinations on 20 1111: tions prepared by state fair 1113,1158 ment, to count 50 per cent. 1..» The second examination to be "ta ké on by applicants on afternoon as May 16 With regular eighth grad examinations Second examination questioner" be sent to each commissioner, about May 1. The boy in the county, be; tween 14 and 20, having the highest average standing, will'be selected by the above committee. Any boy, in the county between the ages of 1.4 and 20 who wishes to attend the state ., fair must take both examinations and " committee will select one boy frpm this number. . GRAND RAPIDS-KALAMAZOO IN-- TERURBAN. _ Work is progressing rapidly on the new interurban between Kalamazoo .7. an-d Grand Rapids. Towers for the, high tension wires‘are being set up,._ and rails and ties are distributed along the right of. way. The grading is practically finished. The roadbed will be among the ‘finest if not the finest in the state. In no place airing? the distance does a curve exceeds. 1.7- per cent curve and the same is true; of the grade. BARRED ROCKS, big-boned, ' MAMMOTH not brassy eggs 15 for $1 100 for $5 50, orders filled as they come in, alley“ from farm-raised birds. MRS. GEORGE PETIT, Rfd. 3, Port Austin, Mich. A $20 per Week Job to Open to one live man in each county 111 Michigan who will act as our local man- ager in placing the “pink-sheet” in every business farmer’ 8 home. Man with horse, who crn cover county and appoint local; agents can make double this amount. We want only clean men. of good reputation. . but every man who “makes good our re-- quircmcnts will make BIG MONEY, that we absolutely guarantee. Address today .- Agcncy Department MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING -- DETROIT, MICHIGAN - ‘ You Are * ~l 'A; a Pink—Sheet Booster ' and you should: _ ,: wear , 1 we want to send youA this button FREE—just egg on a postal ’“I WANT To JOIN ~ - THE PINK-SHEET ~. BOOSTERS' CLUB” -_-'l‘unothy Seed. prime most cases too great. MCKNCINNATI—«A general steady in e characterized the Cincinnati mar- ., for. the last Week. The trade birth;‘iies to make a call for the bet- qualities 31" change, quotations show a lit- 8 Motion in let'els but we do not ,Ii'e‘ve that a real warrantable tone . to the situation has changed. OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET. ' 1 1:.fiandnrd Mixed. .8 ............... .36 PITTSBURGH—Receipts haVe been just about equal to the demand, with quality running fairly high. The re- sult of trading shows that the market is in just a little better shape than ' was reported in our last week’s issue ‘ CWTfie—PITTUI URGH M A R KET. 8 Mixed ................. GLOVE SEED D The cloverseed game is in real and actual play at the present time. Last month showed the heaviest run of cloverseed that the largest handlers of seed in theState 1.11am experienced for some time. The situation has maintained itself just about as we anticipated it would.'The tone to the situation has been keen but conservative throughout This demonstrates that the trade in gen. eral expected that the present stand- ard of levels could be figured on with conservative accuracy, therefore, trading has been easy to maintain on this basis. CLOVER SEED—DETROIT _ ' MARKET. plume, ................. 022.00 12.00 ._ Mammoth. prime p; .Mllke, prime [arm-e A APPLES While there is no par» ,ter by your local station. selling your whole milk, butter can '1 ; ‘ There is going to be areal shuf- ‘ D fie around storages for there mainder of this month. Not very many Michigan apples can be figured on for disposition locally atfer the first of June, and but very few holdings can be maintained until this time with any degree of profit, be Cause the shrinkage feature is in The market is firm, bears every evidence of good tone, but there is a limit possible to get at the present time and we doubt -very much if it is going to be pos- ' ' sible to advance this level to speak of._ Only occasional varieties in high class condition and of color could belfigured on as working. , APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. , Fancy, per barrel ........ 2.50 to 4. 50 Ordinary, per barrel. . . .1.00 to 2 .50 . on about an April basis. No. 4 mixed ....... ,.... ..... CORN—Pir'row so MARKET. No. 1 “to. .................' « No. 8 wine. .. . .. No. ’ N0. N0. , No. 4 yellow" N'o. Ignited. . Nos. Isnixd. . . . . , 160.4an one)... From an Elgin standpoint, we D can see that quotations are grad- ually loWerin‘g on- butter. We would like to have some one explain to us why this reduction. is rwarrantable'at. this time. We know there is a heavier season of the year andwe also know- flow of milk usually. expected at this that this flow of miIk'is created ate. less expenseto the producer otmilk than during winter months, and we also feel aware that the handlers of milk take this one feature of cost of production into consideration and'abé solutely pay you for your milk ac- cordingly. To back up their lower- ing of price, it just appears to us that they are working through the Elgin scheme of reducing the level, thereby, making it appear to you as a just reduction to make. Now, the size of it is, that not but a Very small percentage of creameries over the State or buyers of whole milk or otherwise handlers of milk, in any way, are making butter at the present time to speak or, neither will they be making butter to. speak of during Summer months. The demand and call for cream, ice cream filler, etc., is so- extensive that your milk can go through that angle to better ad- vantage than by putting it into but- If you are be made at your creamery, the skim milk made into an ice cream filler vhich will net more money than when they could only make butter on basis of 36c. IUTTI‘R— GENERAL MARKET. Creamery No.1, per pound: .3) Emmy Duh-y, per puma EGGS. , It has been some time since we have experienced such a uni- form price on eggs during the month of April and so far into May. We must appreciate that April affords the best run of eggs possible to get for storage purposes. L Next comes- May. With present indications, we will continue to see prices run along It Mil de- pend, of course 011 the supply We would not be so very much surprised if the supply along the middle to the latter part of May Would be curtailed to the extent that‘rcoeipes wean be m “g";NQn 1 Tu: 2.85155" Nix-2'!!! ' ’” root-rev— cmcmo a pm Iran-cooob Zloty—41 var-e hon. any «I of:- render- will bring last minute que- mum Use me 1- mm mm m lie lure the W8.» fllnncllfl’r ”Wk. j » LIVE 87-. Catfle~Detroit “Receipts fer the week m we: crease of 521 head there being 13222 this week against 1 ,743 feet Pram cally a new market level has been es- tablished on this market. Trading :3th in this last week on about the .1 basis of the week previous, While there has been -a- tendenCy to not quite touch the premium notches as shown in last week’s quotations. Practically nothing this week in steers touching over $8; with steers and heifers 1 ,000 to 1,200 pounds, $7. 50 to $8; 800 to 1 000 pounds going at $7. 25 to $7. 75; nice classy fat stuff weighing 500 to '700 $650 to $7, so that the actual trading for the week demonstrates that the natural and conservative level on which to figure is around $8 top, with the bulk of sales being made between $7 50 and $8. Even with the decreaso in receipts, the trading was not more brisk than one Week pre-' vious There was ‘some little tone manifest in the curw department with good choice, fat, classy stock going at $6. 25 to $6.75; good fat cows, $6 to $6. 25; common, $5 to $5. 50 Practical- ,ly everything in the canner depart- ment cleaned up at $3. 50 to $4. 25. Choice heavy bulls more than held~ their own, with last week’s sales touching $7 to $7. 25 as against $6.75 top last week; fair to good bologna bulls, $6. 50 to $6 75; stock ”bulls $5 50 to $6. There was a comparatively good tone to the feeding department, with choice feeding steers» 800 to 1,000 pounds going at $650 to $7; good straight stuff, not fleshy. .800 to 1,000 pounds going at $6 to $6 75, choice stockers weighing 500 to 700 pounds, $6 50 to $6 75, fair stockers, weighing 500 to 700, $5. 50 to $6; nice run of stock heifers, $4. 50 to $5; good large young milkers, $65 to $75; cominon run, $40 to $60. CK' ILE—UEmLT o'rocx Y‘Aeos. , . . Beet Iteern. good to ’11... 1 .. Maw ................ 97’ K 1018.25 W m» anemia ”If; daté as to threw the par: ers‘ pars into; the markef about 15. to 2516 lower of a Week profiting..." . ‘ The real selling value " handy steers for the -. least 50 to 65c under 1: 1661;; effeCt ten daXs ago. 0 The deal Was eteady, With orders. The trade was - closes This leaves the ket in shape to start in ' a fresh slate Killers 3, the spasmodic and New the same. " A holding hack~ applied to none; for the they are prescribing... About m top for y week. is $3. With- the b.1113! it, ing around $7160 to $8.50., ’1‘ against sales or the Week. from $8 to $8.85. Go basis ~ strictly choice stair in. thew land $6 56 t0 ‘7' W bring $8. 25 and better; rig cows were selling at $6.25;deceu1.t to strictly £0 enerally (1 FE‘ vy cows $8@8. 10, "5.1713611 m .2 33011911908 was fer "the very At this .pia‘esunt 11mg] {h _ ‘ (fenced rthe very best high class stuff “ .2 to show the heaviest decline. ‘8 ': 1;..Apr11 30 range ‘61 hog .izalues top end into: ' - Heavy 2- Light _ Packing, Packing 2 Packing ' . Medium & Selected &Selected shawButchers, Shipping, 5111 ppln'g, 195g2651b3625$58moow~1bs ghglgg 128 7 ,. $2836" 91:2 8:88:32 65 . 30:08 70 ; : .20@8 zoos. .825@8.65 ,nayq' ..,.~, 8.30@870. 3M.” 333”...” 8.25m.” 1912 ........ $7. 2m. 70 1011 ........ '. 00 sis-ii on car 1! 8.1 8.50 _ $7 257511721687. 15 5.500163674189010 06% 18"10 ......... 9. 35@9. 65 9. 30cm 721,7, 9 40@9. 70 21909 6 85@7: 35 6. 85m. 35 6. 80@7. 20 The hog market for the week seems to" demonstrate that a. real unevenness and indefiniteness has existed The market started out at the outset of the week in comparatively good tone, With a. saggy condition coming into the situation about Wednesday. Thursday’s run shows a reaction in the form of a real comeback hog mar- hot at 51: higher. 011 this date every- thing inflicted, _ butchers stock 'was cleaned up readi- The shipping orders were fairly liberal, which caused action in the early market. Packers were good buyers ‘3. ‘;little later at the advance caused. Light hogs continued sales and met full strength of advance. Quite a number of heavyweight hogs we're held ov.er from Thursday’s run Friday shows the hog market very un- even with sales being effected at 5 to 150 lower than Thursday. The gen- eral market at least 10c lower 2 Light weight ofierings showed most. “decline, butcher weights met less call and shared less reduction. in price The trade was a little low at the start but fairly active later at the chIine shown. Offerings were pretty well clieaned up; quite a quantity of stale hogs were held over until Mon- 'day. A few speculatOrs and shippers were the only buyers until late, then packers stepped in and secured their Ireduirements at low prices. This -. . .88380 to“ - 8.4510 8 502 8.40 to 8.02- 7 .“Yorker‘s, 150 to 170 D0 light 130 to I50. 7.00 from packing to, Sheep and Lambs—Detroit. ‘ There is a liberal falling off in re- ceipts for the last week Figures sh‘ow" 3,106 against 4,838, a decrease of 1,732. The market has run along steady for the week, with sales being comparatively easy to effect on basis of quotations as shown There is but very little difference in the actual tone and trading level as based on last week. About the top for’ good handy weight and classy lambs was . 87.752. This was the basis on which trading was effected last week. Fair lambs going at $6 50 to $7. 00, with light to common stuff moving around $4.50 to $6. 00 The range of values _ on sheep was established around to $5.00 as top, with culls and com mon stuff sagging around $3.00 to '$41.00. There was no keen attention shown to this department. SHEEP —- DETROIT STOCK “ YARD/8. Lambs, good to choice. $7.00 to $7.50 Do fair to good 2 0.00 to 7.00 7. 25 to 7.50 5 250 Yearling lambs, choice.. 0.25 to 4.00 Mixed sheep Cull sheep Sheep. and Lambs—Chicago. Top prices and the range for bulk of sales of sheep and lambs This week . $6.80 $6 16611650 $8. 85 $7 25@3'so Previous week. 710 6.15@@6.50 8.90 7.50@8. 823 F‘Ourwecksago 7.40 616@6.35 9.00 8.50@8. 75 800 67..5@7501060850@1026 3.90@4.30 6.50 5.00@5.40 ”(@150 9.10 8.26@8.90 5.75@6.25 9.40 7.65@9.00 . 4.2573590 7.75 6.65@7.55 Sheep and Yearlings opened about steady, with buyers of a bearish dis- position, only taking a few of the most desirable lots offered. The week closes with the market some- what of an indefinite nature, with business being transacted on about a. 10c lower basis, while there was sev— er‘al bunches taken which showed 15 to 20c decline over Wednesday‘s run. In face of sellers putting up a desper- ate fight against the decline, condi— tions Were evidently against them and forced them to accept the weak- er bids. Packers seemed the only competitors in this division, with none appearing to have urgent orders. Eastern dressed market was reported to be in badnshape. This had a bear- iSh effect upon the trade at Chicago. The general quality of receipts fairly good, while but a few strictly prin. arrivals were to be had. Low dressed ‘stuff received the greatest setbsl while there was a little inquiry for finished handy—weight lots. Prices were generally 15 to 250 lower than the close of last week, Moderate receipts are needed for the next week or more, if sellers are to check the rage of buyers. IHEEP —- CHICAGO STOCK YARDS. Lambs. good to choice. .57 50 to $8.65 Do fair to good ...... 7.01010 8.25 Do cull to commOu. . . . 4. 00 to 5. 00 Yearling lame choice. . . 7.50 to 8.00 .130 dull :to fair. . . . . . . .. 4.00 to5.00 Wethors, choice ........ 6.00 to 7.00 E77". choice handy ’ ; weight 8.00 to 8.75 *Do choice to heavy . 6.00 to 6 75 0,111] n 1)., .......... 3.50to,4.50 Belg: . .. 4.25 to 5;002fi . i; y changed hands at 86 40,2: rvviii ; a very choice handy class of wethe sheep to bring $6. 25i@6 35" sheep $5. 75@6, top for ewes $3 With majority selling from 8 Q and cull sheep mostly 84 down? SHEEP— BUFFALO Srock 3: - 2vAsos. 2 Quotatlons—Wool Stock Lambs, choice to extra. $8.00 to $8.23 [Do fair to good. . :. Clipped Stock. WA Lambs, choice to extra. .87.“ to 8215 Do fair to good 7.2 stow.“ Do culls and common. 4.50 to 7100 Yearling, choice ....... 6.75 to 7.2% Do cull to fair ....... Wethors lilixed sheep Ewes, choice Cull sheep 41:5 Bucks ......... ' ........ 300to 4’75 4.00 to 5:2“ 25ft) 7.00 ,4 2 Wool. The wool market continues 011.511 unsettled basis as a result of the dis cussion of the T3110? Bill by Congress, which provides for drastic cuts} in 5 the duty on goods and state free wool The trade did not expect a total removal wool, it being generally held that the bill passed by the Democratic House of Representatives last year '_ _ marked as great a reduction as would ., ~ be proposed at this time During the Democratic campaign last year free of the tariff on; wool was not advocated. This brings President Wilson’s free w001 demand? as a decided surprise The result of the elbows upon manufacturers has caused them to cease buying only such stock as they need for immedi~ ate use. market are light. This is given cut as having prevented a. still sharper decline in piices It is plain that the tendenCy is towards lowex prices. It is believed by some that the bill will be so amended in the Senate as to ‘ provide some measure of protectiOn for the wool growers The Underwood bill not only pro vides for a removal of the duty 011 wool but also places on the free 118th partially manufactured products, such‘.‘ as Noils, Top Waste, Ring 2W2aste, Garnetted Waste, Shoddies and "Car- bonized Wool. These partly manufac- tured products will certainly We a laige amount of sh01t staple domes- : tic wool and as a result, provide com- petition for domestic clothing would. The selling value of wools of last year runs about as follows on the dih forent grades: 1/11 and 1%; wools, 27c to 271/313; 1/2 Blood, 24c to 250;» Delaine, 22c to 24c. of opinion is that with free W001,Am--- erican bright 1/3 and % unwashed will sell at 200 to 221:, with fine Delaine wools in the same range of values. coAL. ””8“ The coal situation Stocks of old wool in the 2 _ fine, The concensus ‘ is respondmg quickly and firmly as the season 3111’ advancing. Even though the domes- tic trade is quet, the lake trade opens? up and the output of the mines. 1‘35" handled without creating any surplus: of the good grades of coal From all indications, labor trouble is going to have a big influence upon coal prices, throughout the year. We must not consider alone, strikes in this country, but those in foreign coun- . At the present time there to- tries. a strike in Belgium, room for American coal. in the West Virginia field is 12111011 thus making closed, but just how long thosefill , 3 will be satisfied is hard to tell. large buyers are placing thei hundred of the price of coal "30' lower and about one hundr'e to one of circular , ‘ protein $41 per ton f. free movement 3 this monthuv‘ « ‘ < 118 1113 1%-inch-screened lum1),, 1.260 . o 4-inch special lump. ’ Whit) 1%.-inch special lump ...... 1.60 Pomer- 2%-inch lump... ambridge 11/1)- inch lump . ..... 1.60 ”The above grades of coal take a Hocking freight rate. Virgin-1a special 10-inch block. $.1. 50 «Restless White Ash 4inch block. 1. 75 Vf ginia Logan 4~inch block ..... 1. 65 V-ilkon 3-inch splint ............. 155 u’on e’gg ............. '....'.....1.50 The above coal takes a Virginia or entucky rate. or 25 cents over Hock- nlg “Michigan 4inch lump ........... $2. 75 Michigan 3-inch lump ........... 2.65 VA'Verage freight rate to Michigan points, 70 cents per ton. {Pocohontas lump 0r egg 1j-lfi‘reight rate. 45 cents over Hock- yin‘g rate. ., V. Anthracite Goal. 5 Chestnut hard coal, gr. tons....$5.95 *_ Equivalent to net tons ........ ,. 5.35 Egg and stove size, 25 cents less. The prices are 1'. o. b. Buffalo. FLOUR AND FEED. The market on flour and feed is practically the same as last week. yAThe mills report sales are made with- ’ out any great effort from the sales- man standpoint and conditions in gen- eral point favorably to a larger vol- ume of business in the feed and flour line, for the. next 30 days. Shelled corn is selling basis 601/20 per bushel. delivered on a Detroit freight basis. Price Kind, per bbl. "Blend" fimm %~paper sacks..$ 5.25 Spring patent Towelins: sacks or 20c igher. Coarse corn meal Cracked corn Chop feed ‘ Coarse middlings .............. F‘ine middlings Bran (standard) The above prices are i o tloit, \iich on _car lot shipments Tankage. averaging 60 per cent 0 I). Chicago wood barrels Per ton. 24.60 25.00 21.00 22.00 24.50 21.00 Dc- . F..0B. Mines finch rescr'eened lump $1 75 » 1.75. . plans. in plots not smaller than 2x4 rods in- ' stead of the acre as for corn and: 3,113) garden predicts, poultry an931111 1 be open to both beys and ‘1 .while Sewing, baking, canning c.911- , tests will be held for girls. . «. ' It is hoped that the corn and beet ' " . contests Will be cared for by the coun» ‘ ty Y M. C. A. The other plant can" test will be conducted along similar The garden products must be beans. . Next fall the contest will be .held ' in Middleton and many liberal prizes ' will be given. The complete list. oi prizes is not ready to'be given out but the following are a few of them Others will be in proportion. Best 10 cars of corn ten ($10)» 1101-. lars cash. Best 12 sugar beets ten' ($10)" (1111» lars cash. Best results from one acre of beans? five ($5) dollars cash. Best display of poultry five ($5) dollars cash. Best display of baked goods five * ($5) dollars cash. Best display of canned fruit and vegetables five ($5) dollars cash. Best display of fancy work live ($5) dollars cash. Best dressed doll (girls 10 yrs. of age or under) five ($5) dollars cash. These are all cash prizes and all boys caring to compete in the county _ Y. M. C. A. will be allowed torretain their corn End beets. In addition to these suitable 2nd and 3rd prizes will be given. A com- plete list will be furnished later. Any boy or girl in the four named towuships under tWentyr years of age that is not at the head of a family is eligible to compete. All that needs to be done is to see the teacher in district where you are living and sign an enrollmentblank, pay a fee of ten cents to help meet the running ex‘ penses of the association and go ahead with whatever line you are interested. For any further infor- mation write or see W. A. Roberts of Middleton, who is the Secretary“ and Treasurer of the organization. "Will YOU add justone 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 up: 'which here abounds. T'because of the - in tile judging“ pavilion, ,. ' to hold a.- show efiino‘re than one claim of live Stock cided to put on a lamb Show. next win-1‘ .. ‘ter in place of the barrow show held. this. year. ‘- limited Sp- ch year, it was tie-- _‘ Three prizes Will‘spe offered for the ‘ d best wether lambs sired by purebred rams ef each one of the renewing breeds: Southd'own, Shropshire, Hemp shire, Oxford, Dorset Cotswold, Linéoln and Leicester, mak- ing in all 27 prizes to be competed " ‘for by native lambs. ' In addition to- the above, for the best white-faced western -» lambs. .. WILL SAND PRODUCE CROPS? This is the question which is inter- esting the owners of thousands of acres of western Michigan land just now, and if energy and science can answer it, it will mean the rapid de- velopment of this territory. - 'lhe Muskegon. Chamber of Com- merce has just decided to take a hand in solving the problem. A part of louis P. Haight’s farm in that vicin- ity is to be used for experiments and the work will be pushed as fast as possible. . Uncle Sam is also at work on the farm, and has been for the last three years, trying to solve problems con— fronting every settler in the Jack Pine and Scrub Oak regions of this part of the state. Two or three years more of this work is expected to dem- onstrate just what crops, and, what form of rotation, will ‘produce the most money frothhe sandy soil, The Muskegon men behind the new movement, are, to be congratulated on their breadth of view. The development of this land means the development of the neighboring towns, and the closer we "knit the rural district With their local township-s, the more likely we are to see real progress in both. THINKS WOOL PRICE WILL GO UP AGAIN. The price of wool at Corunna is quoted at 20 cents a pound, three cents less than last year and two ' ‘cents less than the average price of 1' 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 iiPAY—no more or no less—just a penny-an-issue, Fl-FTY CENTS FOR .1 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 “OF MICHIGAN. The coupon below is a personal invitation for you to .'__Ioln ueI 'MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, DETROIT, MICH. I enclose 5°C for your paper for one year. ‘Dear Slrs: the last four years. Dealers attribute it to the uncertainty over what con- gress will do with the tariff. ~PACKING PLANT FOR BAY CITY. The Chicago corporation which holds a large tract of grazing land in Otseg‘o county, Michigan, has through its agent, D. D. Young, purchased a big tract of land in Bay county near Bay City, and it is said that a. large packing plant will be erected thereon tis year. ' / RIGHT OF WAY ALL SECURED. It is said that all of the right of way ‘ at Allegan for the proposed interhr- ’ ban road from Al'legan to Battle Creek has been secured. The option on the Michigan Central line is good until August 1, by which time the Michigan United Traction Company would -be ready to “hook up.” HORSE TRADERS TO MEET- The Central Michigan Horse Trad- ers’ association will 81111131 its annual three: prizes Will be offered for the best black-faced western lambs and also: ‘ the tract. percentage of the profits. Rambouille't, ' more, which he just pureha has also bought a tractor at which turns four furrows, away with the work of six ... The farm is a good produce, enue, largely due to th of scientific methods. .-. _ Mr. Thomas is supervisor . nin’gton township. ‘ ~ . FOUR ACRES FOR 'schl' The board of education‘i‘hf,’ ing has closed a. deal ~for fl?“ part of the city. VV tilled by schoolboys. _ boys from the high school and e , grade have signified their intentiq .. of taking part in the cultivation. . The land is well adapted for farm purposes. All or the w will be done by the boys, who is plant, harvest, and market the crop and in return will receive a c will be planted this spring. Vé m intended to plant :fruit tr, strawberry plants in the ta! 1 Ishpeming Y. M, C. A. had a farm . (1' Each boy was allotted a certain an and the seeds were provided by 1:11 association. The scheme will ‘ tried again this year. About thirty days ago we maxed a .. order for 500 Limoges Thirty one . Piece Dinner Sets to distribute am _ ' the friends of the “pink- sheet” well our readers appreciated tit, ‘ can be told by fact that the: 81 Sets Left!” If you would like one of these dinnpr sets be, fore they‘are all gone, just Write us on a po . saying: 'You may reserve one of the 81-3 .. deimn er sets for me be shipped A. E. ' . CHARGES PAID wilono I hav ve sent you yearly subscriptions to the pinkQ-sheet’ each. " One lady writes us: ‘ The which you shipped me just arrived ; ing and I must Wifmth to tell growths ~--ever so much betterth anI will be very proud ofan them. I ' ' '.'V premium by showin'a the pinks a. dozen farmers On our we ..urdey Any