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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 1917.

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Free List or Clubbing ()florl

Meat Trust and Jobbers War on Bean Growers

Am & Company, Who Made 20 Million Dollars

(Witt Profits in 1916, and Bean Jobbers,
PeevedatAdionofBean Growers in
Setting$8Prioeon1917Crops

IThe war on the Michlg' an bean producers has begun. The first shot
was fired in Monday ’5 edition of the Detroit News, in which an article
was published under the caption of i‘Armour to Smash State Bean
Prices” It is typical of the dirty, underhanded tricks that some of
the market manipulators annually employ to scare the farmers into sell—
ing their beans at a loss. Read it:

SAGINAW, M1011. Oct. 8.—Armour Uncle Sam. Mr. Orr, who is national
Jr 00., of Chicago, through Fred C. bean allotment chairman for the army
Lewellyn of Grand Rapids, president and navy, sent the offer to Herbert G.
of the bean company hearing his name Hoover. .
which is the bean end of the big Chi~ ‘Messages from Coloradoand Cali-
cago packing firm, has wired W. J. fornia where 13,000,000 bushels . of
Orr of Saginaw, federal bean chief, beans have been raised this year, state
(flaring warehouses, elevators and ser- that growers will accept $6 a bushel.
vices to the food administration of “The Michigan growers here last
the United States to help get beans week asked $8, and Mr. Orr, who is
to win the war. president of the Michigan Bean Job-

“The message follows: bers’,fslaysmthatt gogfiszitefllsm? r223.

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administration the use of all our (31- hung state in the Union 11 BBS the

firm eir pric s.

craters, warehouses and buying sta— ers 10W.” m e

l‘ E h , of _ “That he is correct was shown here

a il in ' g beans 111- this week when the biggest canning

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tent, S u g erica or I] mchigan growers wanted, immediate
on can h ‘ t and ch

(in t. !l we offer y beans 1y cabled t e orien pur ased

800 tons of beans at a price 75 cents
may have at any time the Govern— under the state farmers’ price. If
merit may need them.”

the price had been right the canning

”The message means that this firm company W011” have bought the
will handle beans without cost to Michigan beans”

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Get the facts; get ALL the Last week the Michig'?m bean
product-es set a price of $8 on their
[.917 crop.‘ The big jobbers swore they'd
never my it. They had been bank-
lng on the effect of the Government
price of $7.35 on the general bean
market, to buy a lot of CHEAP beans
this tall, and they could not have the
golden opportunity matched away
tom them in this manner. To make
it worse, the day the producers met
the Detroit bean market went up to
$8.25; the next day it rose to $8.75.

Here was a. fine state of affairs. A
Int of hungry bean jobber-s in the
market for cheap beans and the price
dfmbing slUward. Something had to
be done and done quickly to “bear”
the market and bring the price down.

Here enters the meat trust. Thru
its chain of elevators, conducted un—
der the name of the Lewellyn Bean
Company, with branches in scores of
Michigan towns, it is out to corner the
bean market. Armour & Company,
who in 1916 held up the American
people and the half-starved belliger-
ents of the warring nations of Eur-
ope to the tune of over 20 million dol-
lars, denies the Michigan producer
the right to profit on his beans. In-
spired with “patriotism,” according
to the News wrrespondent, it will buy '
up all the beans in the world and store ’/

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fact that the food control law express-
ly forbids it, and regardless 'of the
fact that the Government require-
ments are only a Map in the bucket Bond literature Wm 50
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proclaim-ed Mom); Oct. 15th as “Patriotic” Day. He
' ll 11 l 1 Mo to observe

“It“ a so 008 n (in distributed, and the value of the 4% Liberty Bonds as a

desirable investment will be gkplained. If any of our readers do not thoroly under-

What the meat trust will do with the balance of the beans that the Gov-
ernment does not buy, we are not told. Having a corner on the market, how—
ever, Armour & Company would stand in a fair way to add a few extra mil-
lions to its 1917 profits.

Messages from California and Colorado may indicate that growers of those
states will accept $6 a bushel for their beans after the Government has already
offered $7.35, but we doubt it. Human nature isn’t built that way. The author
of the fiction somehow overlooked the point, too, that the bulk of the California
crop consists of pinks and other less popular varieties, and the Colorado crop
is of the pinto variety, which never can take the place of the Michigan pea bean.

Please note that Mr. Orr is quoted as saying that this state is in danger of
losing its position as the regulating state in the Union unless the farmers
lower their price. And Mr. Orr has just finished telling us that he has been
looking out for the interests of the “dear producer,” and that the Government
price of $7.35 was too low. Can it be possible that Mr. Orr is in favor of a.
lower price now that the jobbers have cleaned out all their old stocks to the
Government, and are in‘the market for CHEAP beans?

Now to cap the climax. Mama Bear and Teddy Bear have both appeared
on the scene, and here comes Papa Bear, with the biggest "growl" of all. Lis-
ten: “That Mr. Orr is correct was shown here (Saginaw) this week (begin-
ning Oct. 8th) when the biggest canning factory in the world (1’) on hearing
what Michigan growers wanted, immediately cabled the orient and purchased
800 tons of beans at a price of 75 cents under the state farmers’ price. If the
price had been right the canning company would have bought Michigan beans.”

Altho the bean growers’ meeting was held in Saginaw last week Wednesday
the news didn’t reach the “biggest canning factory” in the world also located
at Saginaw until Monday. (News travels terribly slow these days.) But
when the boss finally got Wind of what had happened, he sat right down and
“cabled the orient” for 1,600,000 pounds of beans. For the purposes of this
story it is wholly immaterial that this simple transaction would involve over
$200,000 in cold cash, or that the cost of bringing those $7.25 beans (75 cents
less than the Michigan price, you know) from the orient to Saginaw, Michigan,
would be upwards of $1.50 per bushel.

“If the price had been right the canning company would have bought the
Michigan beans!” What a reproach this is upon the guilty bean growers who
set their price at $8 and robbed the farmer of his chance to sell his beans to
the “biggest canning factory in the world" at less than the cost of production!

We don’t suppose that the Michigan bean producers would have ever set
that price of $8 on their beans had they known what a terrible rumpus they
would stir up in the world’s bean market. Think of it! They have transformed
the meat trust into a bean trust; saved the Government millions of dollars on
its western bean purchases; and provided a market for 800 tons of oriental
beans. The next thing we know, the
speculators will be telling us that
everybody in the world from the
Kaiser down has signed a pledge to
eat no more beans.

Farmers of Michigan, we charac-
terize the above story as a damnable
lie, 3 trick to pull the wool over your
ech. It’ is merely an example of
what is attempted every year to “bear”
the market and frighten you into sel—
ling your beans on the opening mar—
ket.

The same stunt was pulled off last
year, do you remember?

Reports were sent broadcast over
the state that Michigan’s bean yield
would be over 8,000,000 bushels and
that thousands of tons of Manchurian
beans were on their way to this coun—
try. At that time we KNEW that the
Michigan yield would not exceed 3,—
000,000 bushels. We asked Mr. Orr,
president of the Bean Jobbers’ Ass’n,
if he could explain the source of these
reports. He denied all complicity in
the deal either on his own part or
, ,, .. the part of the members of the asso—
\\Q\\\ Np o . 1 ciation. He stated that a “big can-

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bean future by taking orders for
canned beans at a price which meant
a huge loss to them if the yield turn-
ed out poorly and the price went up.
This was exactly the thing that hap.
pened. To save their neck, the com—

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MONDAY EVENING OCTOBER 15

day by appropriate exercises, Liberty

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"”“NflUiHUEEiDAl”
I ‘Our City Cousins are Making the
Supreme Sacrifice—No Meat

on Tuesdays—Just
Chicken.

State Food Director Presoott must be
more than delighted with the manner
in which the fashionable hotels of the
cities are responding to his call for
a meatless Tuesday. His appeal cer-
tainly reached the spot, and forthwith
the leading hotels announced that
they would comply with Mr. Hoover’s
request .as presented by the State
Food Director,vand do their hit to
ward conserving the meat supply of
the nation.

The menu cards at the leading De
troit hotels contained the following
patriotic appeal to the hungry patri-

a

ots who journeyed thither at high
noon on Tuesdays:

The Government’s request and
ours. Today a meatless day. The

Government has set aside Tuesday of
each week as meatless day. We kind-
ly ask the co—operation of ourn patrons
to support the Government in this
request. Do your bit and help us
wrn the war."

And then the, announcement is made
that the chefs have arranged some
attractive dishes without meat- in-
cluding chicken, duck, geese,’ and
beg legs; cooked in a variety of styles.
Just think of it “tellers. no meat on
Tuesdays.” Nothing but stuffed tur-
key, roast goose, fried duck and
chicken 3. la Maryland; with frogs
legs, on the side. Here we have been
eating chicken, duck, geese, for 10,
these many years, supposing, of course
that we were eating meat. Not so, my
boy, not so. Do your “bit” and take
a big bite—but remember, no meat
on Tuesdays—just chicken. “Lor
bress, youse white folks; dat’s n0

sacraflce on my part: I jus love chick-
en."— 1. S.

MICHIGAN CENTRAL LIVE
STOCK DEMONSTRATION

The Michigan Central, in accordance
with the following schedule will op-
erate a livestock demonstration train
over the Mackinaw Division of the
Michigan Central Railroad.

Midland, Oct. 23, 9:00 am. to 12 noon;

Auburn. Oct. 23, 2:00 ).m, toaozoo p.m,
Pinconning. Oct, 24, 9: 0 a.m. to 12 noon
Mt. Forest, Oct_ 24. 2:00 p.m, to 5 pm.
iladwin. Oct. 25, 8:00 am. to 11 a.m.
Standish, Oct. 24, 1:00 p.m. to 3 pm,

 

Sterling, Oct. 25, 3:30 pm. to 6 pm
West Branch. Oct 26. 9:00 a.m, to 12,
Rommmrm, Oct 26, 2 :00 nm. to 5 pm.
lmyling, Oct 27. 9:00 am, to 12 m_
Tewirton. Oct. 27 2 :30 n m. ' ’ 2‘20.

Frederic. Oct. ‘39 R :00 rim to ll mm,
Gaylord, Oct. 29 12 'inm to 3:00 T1111.

Vanderbilt. Oct. '39 .":"0 Tim. to 0:00.

XVolverine. (lot. 30. Q'Wr :L m. to “WHO.

Cheboygnn. not. 30, 7‘00 pm. to '3 pm

This train will run In cooperation
with the Michigan Agricultural Col-
lege Development Bureau. and will
consist of at least four coal-hes. One
car is devoted to lecture. motion pic—
ture and stereoptican purposes. and
has been especially designed and con—
structed for this purpose. Second car
will contain M. C. exhibit and demon-
strating material such as feeding
charts and samples of feeds, speci-
mens of. organisms efiecied by vari-
ous diseases. models of livestock houses
and pens, silos, etc. Third car will
contain the livestock which will be
used to show the various desirable
.points in breeding as well as to illus-
trate the advantages of pure bred live
stock. It will carry a number of spec-
imens of beef animals, various breeds
of swme and sheep. The fourth car
will be a flat car immediately adjoin-
ing the livestock car on which the
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also expects to have a model silo con-
structed on this flat car.

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MT. MORRIS—A farmers’ elevator
has been organized here. There is
a great deal .of enthusiasm being
shown and the prospects for success
seem of the very best. ‘

GRAND BLANC — A farmers’ co-
operative elevator has been organ—
ized here by Ivan Parson and others.
They will conduct a general elevat—
or, coal and feed business. .

MIDLAND—The William Reardon
elevator here has been bought by
the Midland Co-operative Associa-
tion recently organized here by farm-
ers and capitalized with stock of
$20,000.

WETTEMORE—State Engineer L.
H. Belknap is surveying the propos-
ed new state roads rom Pinconning
to Standish, Omer, Sterling, Turner
and other points arther north, to be
commenced this fall and completed in
the spring.

MANISTIQUE—-The people of this
city are complaining that the farm-
ers who bring their produce to the
municipal market place charge just
as much, and in some instances more

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Call to order
Address

Report of Treasurer
Report of Auditing Committee

Appointment of Committees.
12:00 m., Dinner.

Washington.)

“The Milk Producer's Needs,"

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of their lives in this campaign.
not fail to be with us.
in Michigan_

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Michigan Milk Producers’ Association Annual Meeting
East Lansing, Michigan, October 16, 1917, 10:30 a. m.

Education, Legislation, Co-Oporation.
A better price for u better product.
Constructive,

We are proud to present to you this program.
We have faith in you for the year to comd. Let's

PROGRAM
10:30 a. m., sharp, standard time.

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11:30 a. m.

“Looking Backward and Iforward," ............... Field Secretary R. (3.

1:30 p. m.-—On Time.

Address, “The Milk Producers’ Duty and Compensation," .........

...................... Hon, Goo, A. l’rescott,’ Michigan's Food Director.

(Mr. Hoover's direct representative will tell you that that is one of
the most Vital interests to all Americans at this time of National peril.)

2:00 p. m.

“Things That “'0 Should Know,” .......
....Hon. Milo D. Campbell, President National Milk Producers' Association
(For months Mr. Campbell has been giving his time and paying his
own expenses in behalf of the Milk Producing industry. He comes to
you full of knowledge and enthusiasm direct from the battlefield at

2:30 p m.
“Findings and Recommendations of Michigan's First Milk Commissiom".,
Ex-Gov, Fred M. Warner, Chairman Michigan Food Preparedness Board,

3:00 p. m.

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Hon. D. I). Aitkin, Pres. Holstein Fresian Association of America.
in this land today has a more comprehensive grasp of the
needs of the great producing public than has Mr, Aitkin.
3:30
Reports of Committees, Nominations, Recommendations
You are invited to send written suggestions to the Committee on recommen-
dations or better appear before them. The result of your labor. for years to
come depends upon the deliberations and action of this Annual Meeting. .
Officers are to be elected; price and 1e islative actic’m are to be considered.
Send at least three delegates from your
The men to address you are givrng without compensation
You cannot afford to neglect your bit. Do
This should be the greatest Farmers‘ gathering ever held

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Land Clearing Scene on G. R. & I. R. R. Co.’s Demonstration Farm No. 1.
similar demonstration will be held at this farm on October 26th.

than the local grocers. Of course, for
some reason, the public always ex-
pects to be able to buy for less from
the farmer than anyone else.

BIG RAPIDS—Petitions for an ag-
ricultural agent in Mecosta county
are being circulated in every toWn-
ship. The farmers here feel that an
agent will be of great benefit.

GRAND RAPIDS-Kent county po-
tato shippers are planning an associa-
tion and will decide to 'adopt the
grades recommended by the admini-
stration board and Whether weight
with 100 pounds as the unit measure
or by bushel measure.

UNION CITY—Corn cutting has be-
gun.
abouts were badly hit by the recent
severe frost, while others appear un-
touched. In consequence there will
be a large amount of soft corn, but
the yield as a whole will be much
better than was imagined 2 weeks ago.

ROMEO—Romeo was ablaze with
flags on Oct. 5, the occasion being
the mobilization of the Red Cross
Ambulance company No. 45. The 100
members from various parts of. the
state were welcomed by Whistles and
church bolls. The ambulance company
was organized by Captain Walter R.
Sharpe, a local physician, who recent-
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man L. C. Crampton addressed the
men at the opera house on the follow-
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Farmers’ Elevators of State Pro-
pose to Fotm State Associa-
tion to Provide Central ..
Selling Point

Mr. "A. B. Cook, president of, the
Michigan Bean Growers’ AssoCiation,
is credited with being the father of a.
movement to organize a state associ-
ation of iarmers’, cooperative elevat-
ors, and a call was sent out inviting
an such elevators to send representa-
tives to the annual meeting of the
growers held at .Saginaw last week
_for the purpose of making the prelim-
inary arrangements. The response
Was large, the majority of the elevat-
ors being represented. '”

A committee consisting of Jos. Hea-
ton of Elkton, John McAllister of
Caro, and Geo. W. Miller, Chesaning,
all managers respectfully of the co-
operative elevators of those towns,
was named to call a second meeting at
Ow03so on October 31st, at which it
is expected a. permanent organization
will be‘ effected. The committee will
be assisted by PProf. Ellsworth, co-
operative expert of the Agricultural
College.

Membership 'in the association will
be confined to purely farmers’ mutual
co-operative. companies that pay div-
idends upon the amount of business
handled thru them’ instead of on the
capital stock. The purposes of the as-
sociation are many, the main object
being, it is understood, to provide for
a central distributing agency of all
products handled by the companies.

The growth of the cooperative
movement in Michigan the past two
or three years has been phenomenal.
It is worthy of note that Mr. Grant
Slocum, one of the editors of MICHI-
GAN BUSINESS FARMING, was one of the
first men in the state to realize the
advantages of cooperation as applied
to the marketing of farm products.
For twenty—three years he preached
co-operation, and it is doubtful if there
is a man living who has done more
to draw the farmers together for
mutual benefits than Mr. Slocum. In-
dependent elevator men the state over
predict that in less than five years the
farmers of the state will control ninety
per cent of the elevators. Let us hope
that this prophecy may come true.

 

HERE’S HOW THE GOV’T
SIZES up STATE CROPS

A marked decline in the condition
of corn, beans, buckwheat, potatoes,
cloverseed and pastures, and some de-
teorintion in practically all other
crops has taken place during The
month of September. Unseasonably
dry weather over large area's within
the State played an important part in
lowering the conditions of pastures,
iield peas, potatoes, sugar beets and
the truck crops, but the principal
‘cause in the case of the other crops
was the occurrence of heavy frosts on
September 10th and 11th, from three
to four weeks earlier than the even-
age, date, and the crops affected being
about that much later in maturing.

The quantitative outlook for the
corn crop was reduced about 15 per
cent. A special inquiry regarding the
extent of the frost damage indicates
that much of the crop will be of poor
quality; that 15 per cent matured
without any frost damage; _15 per cent
matured with some, but not serious
frost damage; 37 per cent is not yet
mature, but still undamaged or not

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the other overrun with , 435 anxious,
ambitious youngsters. {I like to think
‘of Congress as a personality of much
the. same type as * Cartoonist Crom-
well has depicted it below. To my
mind Congress is a stout little man,

”bothered a trifle with the gout; snub-

nosed; a little'bald; double chin—a
standing object of pity, scorn, admir-
ation—the goat of his constituency
and the unhappy victim of countless
temptations laid daily in his-path by
the naughty lobbyists'and trusts.

Poor old Cengress; he’s been hav-
ing a warm time of it the last six
months. Every move he’s made has
brought forth a howl from somebody;
no wonder-he’s losing flesh. No won-_
der so many of him has wisely decidf
ed to remain in Washington during
the short session; anything, every-
thing, is preferable to some of our
Congress to a homecoming that might
be celebrated with the relics of last
year’s storage.

Congress has worried so much and
worked so hard the last few months
that his waist has shrunk 'and he
stands in danger of losing his pants.
High time, I say, that he laid off for
a spell.

* $ $

A- farmer wrote in to me the other
day and wanted to know all about
“this here Liberty Loan.” Well, my
friends, there isn’t much to tell, and
it’s all very simple. You know there
is no more costly venture on the
face of the earth than the carrying
on of warfare. War means waste.
Consequently the U. S. government
like all governments waging war
must raise huge sums 015 money. As
we have already told you in these
pages the first six months of the
United States'_ entrance into the war
has cost nearly twenty billion dol-
lars and there has been no fighting
as yet.

Part of these twenty billions are
raised from revenue taxes of various
kinds, income taxes, etc. About two
billion dollars will be raised by the
special taxes that Congress has re-
cently levied upon war profits, in-
comes, and against various necessit-
ies and luxuries of life. Congress
has the power if it so desires to raise
all this vast sum thru direct' taxa-
tion, but it would be too heavy a
burden for many people to bear. So
provisions are made for issuing bonds
against the credit of the United
States, and these bonds are offered
for sale to those able to buy.

The bonds of the first Liberty Loan
bore 3 1-2 per cent interest. Those of
the second Liberty Loan, now being
offered, bear 4 per cent interest. These
bonds are free from all taxes, and
afford one'of the most desirable in.
vestments to both the large and small
money holder.

Bonds are better than taxes, you
must admit. “A subscription to a
bond,” said Vice President Marshall
lately, “enables one to beat the taxes
because in buying a bond one gets
part of the taxes back.” That re—
minded the vice president of a man
he knew back in Indiana, who left
one church and joined another, be-
came the second church was just as
good as the first and cost a little less.

I understand that Michigan’s quota
of the new bond issue is $125,000,000.

. Of this, it is expected that the,,city

of Detroit will subscribe $60,000,000,
or about half, so it looks as if the
farmers will have to buy a lot of
Liberty Bonds if the old state makes
good on her promise. I'have studied
the Liberty -Loan proposition very
carefully and I can see no objection

" . ,7 ‘ as it really is, vcon- >
‘ _ slati'ng- of: two , separate. representa-
. ‘jtivieiquies; the .one', composed of ‘96
~auguSt, austere, Prince Alberta, and

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' might have't'o-investingm these

‘ bon‘de'fi, OfgcmrSe, the biggest thing‘
'toiiconsider, right now is the Govern-
ment’s need of meney.

It is a duty
which, I believe ‘we all owe to the
country that has given us birth and

' the privileges .of,,civil freedom, to
.heip'all we can to raise the desired
amount.

But discarding all thots of
one’s patriotic duty, and looking at

.the'matter from a‘ purely commercial
standpoint, there is. no question but

what the Liberty bond is a safe and
profitable investment. I would sug-.
gest that all farmers make an effort
to attend the special exercises which
are planned to be held in all Michigan
schools on Monday, October 15th, des—
ignated by the Governor as “Patriot-
ic” Day, and at least learn something
about the Government’s needs and
the bonds it is offering to supply

them.
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Following rapidly upon the action
of the Food Administration to put
wheat and meat trading and con-
sumption under Government control,
the President has definitely decided
to place practically all other staples
under licensing regulations. It is
understood that the decision will in-
clude twenty or more staple articles
of food. Regulations will be pre-
scribed for meat packers, cold stor-
age houses, millers, canners, elevat-
ors, grain dealers and wholesale deal-
ers and retailers doing more than
$100,000 annually in the commodities
named. Licenses will be issued to
such firms in order to~ give the Gov-
ernment effective control over their
handling and distribution of the
products, to the end that there may
be no undue waste or exhorbitant
profits.

The President has declared himself
as follows: .

“It is the purpose of the food ad-

ministration to effect conservation in

the Commercial use of these commod-
ities, and to keep them flowing to-
ward the consumer in direct lines
through the channels of trade in as
economical manner as possible. The
administrationdoes not wish to dis-
turb the normal and necessary activ-

 
    

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that function. , - -
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charged with ‘seVeral duties. '3

“The producer must have a free out-_

let and a ready market. '
. “There must 'be no manipulation

.or. speculation in foods.

“There must be no hoarding in
foods.

“Unfair or unreasonable
must be eliminated.

“Discriminatory and deceptive and
wasteful practices which in any way
restrict supply or distribution must
be stopped.

“These are the provisions of the
food law. The licensing system
which was authorized by the law
provides a more effective machinery
for its enforcement. It must not be
thought that these operations be-
come illegal only upon the issue of
licenses. They have been illegal
since August 10, when the law was
passed, and numerous cases coming
to the attention of the f0od admin-
istration have been corrected. The
licensing has had the effect of giving
definition to the provisions of the
bill ‘and the practices which the

profits

trades should respectively follow in

connection therewith.

“This proclamation will require all
of those handling the commodities
concerned to apply for licenses be-
fore November 1, upon forms which
will be supplied upon application to
the food administration.

“Applicants will receive licenses
without cost, and the regulations
governing those dealing with the

commodities licensed will be issued
in due course.”

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The Chicago Packer Takes a “(Aen-
tle Slap” at J. Ogden.

J. Ogden Armour predicts end of
war next Spring, bemoans the pres—
ent high prices and resultant mis—
cry to the poor, generously ad—
ding, “It’s not healthy for Armour
& Co. to do its present abnormal
business.” But all the same, meat
products remain around top—notch
prices, the Armour profits increase
many millions a year, and J. 0g-
den pockets the increased abnorm—
al" dividends gleefully.

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The new British advance in -‘-the

Ypres salient now definitely threat;
ens the enemy’s line, of communica-_

tions to the Belgian coast. The Os-
tend-Lille "railway, which in a. large
measure feeds the German naval base
at Ostend and at Zeebrugge, the lat-
ter home port of the German high
seas submarine flotillas‘, now comes
within range of the British guns.
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News from Russia continues slight.
Further reinforcements of the enemy
forces are recorded in the Riga sec-
tor, and indications are that the Ger-
mans contemplate extending their
gains across the Dwina. The Ger-
man ofl’ensive was halted after the
capture of Riga, apparently to resume
the Roumanian campaign with a view
to completing the conquest of Mold-
avia, and if possible, pushing on into
Bassarab’a, in order to sieze the rich
grain and other supplies known to be
stored there. -

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The Uruguayan congress has voted
to break diplomatic relations with
Germany. The German diplomatic
and consular ofiicials have been hand-
ed their passports. The President, in
his speech to congress following the
vote, made it clear that this action on

the part of Uruguay was not on ac- '

count of any special grievance but

to “align itself with the cause of lib- ‘

erty and justi'ce.”_It is expected that
Montevideo will be converted into a
base of operations for the allied
fleets.

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Camp Custer will be dedicated Oct.

23. Secretary of War Baker has an- 3

nounced his inability to be present
owing to other engagements. The
dedication will be one
events so far in the history of Camp
Custer. Arrangements are being
made to take czirc of a great throng
of visitors.
are about completed so far as the

present recruits are concerned. Bat- .

tle Creek people comment on the gen-
tlemanly conduct of the soldiers. Verv

little trouble is experienced and mil— ,

itary police have little to do but to
walk their beats.
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Reports that the German raiders in
the Pacific are being supplied from
Mexico have reached the government.

One report dealt specifically with the .

clearance of an auxiliary schooner
from a port on the west coast of Mex-
ico by Germans known to be active
in the anti-American propaganda, be-
ing spread in the neighboring repub-
lic. The schooner is declared to have
carried a cargo of 0’1 and canned
goods. It has been quite definitely
ascertained by the navy department.
according to a statement by Secretarv
Daniels today. that the ‘two raiding
vessels are sailing ships with auxil-
iary engines.
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The second Liberty Loan drive is
being given enthusiastic reception.
Committees have been appointed in
all communities and cities and the
work is being pushed under thoroly
organized condit‘ons. It is planned
to make a personal appeal to every
person who by any possibilitv c:‘ be
expected to purchase even one fifty-
dollar bond. Many cities are plan-
ning parades to arouse enthusiasm.
In the city of Detroit a huge money
bag will be suspended on Woodward
avenue, the main thorofare, and just
as subscriptions on Detroit’s allot-
ment increase in volume, the bag will
be moved toward the city hall to the
accompaniment of church bells anrl
whistles.

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Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas—
That the Michigan and Wisconsin
National Guardsmen, comprising the
Thirty—second division, will be re-
viewed by Secretary of War Baker
and Major General Trasker H. Bliss,
chief of staff, before the troops leave
for France now seems certain. From
Camp Logan, at Houston, word has
come that Secretary Baker and his
chief of staff plan to leave Washing-
ton before November 1 to visit all
training camps in the south. It is
not known when they will reach Wa-
co, but they are expected about De
cember 1. The review by the secre-

tary of war will be by far the biggest ,

event in which Michigan soldiers will
participate before they go overseas.

of the big-

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Food Administration Grain Cor- .

porauon Advises Michigan
Business Farming Readers
They Will Help in
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As stated in previous issues of M.
B. F., a number of cases where the
dealers were not paying the farmers
what they ought to for wheat were
referred to the Food Administration
Grain Corporation at Philadelphia.
We are now in receipt of a statement
from Mr. H. D. Imrie, 2nd Vice Pres-
ident of the Corporation to the ef-
fect that ‘iif farmers cannot sell
at satisfactory prices, advise us the
particulars, and we will try to
ltraighten it out either directing
their shipment to terminal markets
or else putting them in touch with
some mill who will buy it."

This information will substantiate
the opinions that we have given our
readers on the advisability of holding
their grain in the event that the
prices ofl’ered by local dealers were
unsatisfactory. All farmers who are
experiencing any difficulty in dispos-
ing of their wheat at the right price
should write us at once and we will
take their cases up separately with
the grain corporation

Mr. Imrie corrects a statement
that was given to us several weeks
ago relative to the value of wheat as
in Mount Clemens. This was given
as $2.13 and should have been $2.15
as our freight rate is 13.3 cents per
hundred or about 8 cents a bushel.
Adding 1 cent a. bushel and we have
total expense of’ 9 cents. The Balti-
more and Philadelphia price is $2.24
for No. 2 Red, and deducting the 9
cents expense the net value would be
$2.15. How many farmers in Mich-
igan got that much for their wheat?
Hands up!

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Mr. A. B. Cook, of Owo’sso, re-elected
president of the Michigan Bean Growers’
Ass'n. An earnest, sincere, unselfish
worker for the farmer’s cause. Likekl and
respected by all who know him He
has served the farming interests in one
capacity or other for nearly a score of
years, and will be found on the job t0
do his duty another score of years hence.

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LET’S SEE WHO MAKES
THE PROFIT ON PRODUCE

In spite of the glowing stories of
and the extravagant cartoons depict—
ing the fabulous profits that the farm-
ers are making today, the truth of the
matter that he is really only real-
izing a very small margin of profit
upon the things he raises, is pretty
well established in the minds of most
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Decision, Stay. By. It! . _ '_

The bean growers of Michigali'have. not a single apology tg make to anyone.
L3“ 8Bring in response to the Government’s {avid plea, they jumbled their
acreage at great additional cost. Unfavorable weather kept down the growth,
and in spite of the double acreage the total yield will be less than normal
Comes the time when they must decide how much they should receive for their
cm» to break even. Experts are secured; the cost of producing an acre of
beans under 1817 conditions is carefully calculnted; the average yield is esti-
mated, and it is found that the growers must have 88 a hushed for their 1917,
crop or lose money._ It is a simple mathematical deduction and conclusion from

Michigan Business Farming; stands ready with all the strength that it can
muster and. with its financial resources, it necessary, to- defend the bean grow-
ers ‘of Michigan before the world. We have watched the unequal three-cornered
tussle between the farmer, the sp'eculator and the consumer for years, and we
know that the farmer has sweated blood for every inch of ground that he has
Today he stands within grasp of the rights that are inalienably his,
but which have been usurped by another.
his right to a living profit on his invested capital and labor. Shall he be denied?
A thousand times, no! Here's our hand to the Inchigan Bean Growers' Ass’n,
and to every producer of beans in the state. You have made your ddeision; it
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pany deliberately manufactured false reports on the estimated bean yield and
used the story to— be circulated and published that Manchurian beans were on
their way to this country by the thousands of tons—all in the hopes of scaring
enough farmers into selling at the lower price to enable them to fill their orders

and come out whole on the speculation.

We exposed the entire scheme and saved the bean growers of Michigan mil-

lions of dollars.

This is the combination of speculators and profiteers that you are up against.
We do not know who is back of the present efforts to mislead the Michigan

bean producer.

We only know that such efforts are being made and that unless

the growers watch their step mighty carefully they will fall into the trap that

has been set for them.

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look into the matter of marketing and
distribution to any extent. '

Not a day goes by but what addi-
tional proof is offered from many
sources that the man who is making
profits from farm products is he who
acts as a medium of distribution be-
tween farmer and the consumer.

A Grand Traverse county subscriber
sends us in a copy of the prices that
are being quoted by the Traverse City
Milling Company both to producers
and consumers. Here is a firm, appar-
ently, that makes no secret of its prac-
tice of adding large profits on top of
the prices paid the farmer before dis-
posing of the products to the consum-
er and a comparison of buying and
selling prices as quoted by this firm,
shows that the Traverse City consum-
er is paying anywhere from twenty
to forty per cent more than the farmer
receives from the, self-same produce,
and in this particular case, mind you,
the products pass thru only one mid-
dleman to reach the consumer. Just
compare the prices that the Traverse
City Milling Company pays on wheat,
rye, oats, corn, for instance with the
selling prices they quote upon the
same products and then let our unin-
formed city cousin tell us who really
makes the profit in the transaction
conducted by this company.

Our Selling Prices

Mammoth clover, $14.00 ; medium,
rye, $2.50 per bu.; common rye, $2.10
per bu.

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In Next Week’s Issue

The October 20th issue of Michigan Business Farming will be chuck full
of timely, valuable information and suggestions for the farmers.
"When shall I sell” is the uppermost
It is our business to gather in reports of crop and
market conditions obtaining every week in the United States so that we may
tell our readers correctly when to sell their products at the greatest profit.
Don’t sell blindly this year; watch the market reports in this paper.
if you haven’t the money subscribe anyway.
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and be assured of profitable prices,

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1_ Another splendid article from the pen of Nathan F. Simpson.
a subscriber: "Mr. Nathan F. Simpson's, ‘The Old and the New Way of
Farming’ in the October 6th issue is just hitting the nail on the head."

2. Beginning the first of three illustrated articles on the food situation in
France and Belgium. Explains WHY there is a shortage of food supplies and
shows WHY the American farmer must be encouraged to increase production

3. The Detroit milk combine. Does such a thing exist or not? Attorney
Jerome H. Remick, president of the Detroit Creamery
“Absolutely absurd; an entirely false and impossible charge."

4. Annual Meeting of Michigan Milk Producers’ Ass'n.
It behooves every dairyman to watch its progrerss and get

5. The truth about Michigan crop conditions and yields,

6. Further “inside facts” on the bean deal.
Expect to have a complete and authentic history of
the deal that the jobbers are trying to put over on the bean, growers.
Altogether sixteen solid pages of current agricultural news, state and
snappy editorial, illustrations, market
information and advice, short items .of what the farmers are doing over the
state, food control developments, live stock hints, veterinary department, etc,

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Ideal bread flour, per bbl. ...... $13. 00
Western Queen, per bbl . . . . . . . 13. 00
$13. 50; alsyke, $13. 00; white blossom
sweet clover, $12. 50; alfalfa, $11. 50;

timothy, $4 50 per bu. orchard grass,
$3. 50; hairy winter vetch, $9. 00 per bu;

seed wheat, $2. 50 to $3. 50 per bu; Blosen
Ideal Pastry, per bbl. ............ 2.00.
Whole wheat per 100 lbs ........ 15.7

Graham flour .................. 5.50
Table yellow corn meal, per 100 5.50
Rye flour, per 100 lbs. .......... 6.00
St. car feed with sacks cwt 3.75
Fine feed with sacks, cwt. ..... 3,75
Cracked corn, with sacks, cwt. .. 4.25

Coarse corn meal, with sacks, cwt. 4,25

Bran, cwt. ..................... 2.10
Middlings. cwt. ................. 2.50
Hammond’s dairy food, cwt~ . . . . 2.50
Corn and oats, cwt ............. 3.50
Shelled corn with sacks cwt 4-15
Oats with sacks, cwt ....... 2.65
Calf meal. 25 lbs. .......... . ..... 1.20
Calf meal 50 lbs. . .. ............ 2.25
Calf meal. 100 lbs. .............

Hay. per ton .......... $15. 00 to $17 00

We give a discount of 5 per cent per
100 lbs on feed in 1— 2 ton lot orders.
Our Buying Prices
We will pay highest market prices on
day we receive your grain. Prices today
herp are wheat, $1. 90 per bu ;,rye $1. 50;
oats. 650: ear corn, 90c per basket;
shelled. $1.80: buckwheat. $2.25 per 100
lbs; white beans. per bu $6.00: R. K
beans 35. 00 per bu, ° baled hay $12.00

to $1400 Der ton
TRAVERSE CITY MILLING CO.

IN SPITE OF THE WAR‘
CIVILIZATION ADVANCES

MEMPHIS, Oct. 9,—Because he had
written “wet” forces at Dallas, Tex.,
advising that prohibition had been
detrimental to the growth and de-
velopment of Memphis, Abe Good-
man, member of the city park board,
was removed from office today by
action of the city commission.

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the Head of the Lakes—Ele-
vator Strike Has Tied
Things Up Tight.

Steps should be taken to locate
those responsible for the publicity
stunt now being pulled off by ‘the

market manipulators, and an end put
to their efforts to stampede the mar-.

hot by aeating a sentiment against
the farmers of the nation. In the past
these manipulators have had their
own way; they were in the saddle
and they manipulated things to their
own liking. Now that the Govern-
ment has taken a hand at price mak:
1118 and knocked the manipulators’
old plan of stringing the farmers on
market conditions into a. cocked hat;
they have adopted a campaign of pub-

..Iilclty for the avowed purpose of stam-

peding the farmers and getting the
W into their own hands at less
than the minimum established by
Uncle Sam.

Less than two weeks ago the farm-
ers of the nation were accused of
holding their wheat; of tying up the
mills; of demanding unheard—of pric-
es, etc. The facts were that the farm-
ers were busy getting their ground
ready for the fall crop, and at the
same time more what was being
marketed throughout the west than

the railroads could handle To prove _

that the farmers have been handing
over their grain to Uncle Sam it is
only necessary to state that more than
twelve million bushels of wheat has
been received at the elevators at the
head of the lakes in both Canada and
Michigan ports, which cannot be un-
loaded because of the elevator strikes.
A dispatch from Port Arthur says:
“With twelve million bushels of wheat
on cars loaded west and no possibil-
ity of moving them or unloading them
at the head of the lakes, and with
every siding crowded the grain situ-
ation is alarming from a national
standpoint.”

The farmers of the nation are loyel
to the cause, and will be found ready
to do their “hit.” They will not tie
the hands of your Uncle Sam, never
fear. Keep your weather eye on the
manipulators, they are in sore straits
and merely trying to keep their spir-
its up by crying, “stop thief”

 

SHALL WE SAY.
«I TOLD YOU SO?”

Since the middle of August we
have been telling our readers that
the bean crop of the state would fall
considerably below the seven or
eight million bushels forecasted by
the bean jobbers and the government.
In the August 25th issue we said:
"Mr. Orr is altogether too optimistic;
(in his forecast of 8 million bushels)
in our judgment the yield cannot ex-
ceed 5,000,000 bushels.” The Govern-
ment report for October lst, places
the yield at 4,010,000 bushels.

We also questioned the figures of
51,400,000 bushels of corn forecasted
in the August lst Government'report.
Under date of October lst, the Gov-
ernment report shows a probable
yield of less than 41,000,000 bushels.

We cite these examples here merely
to show our readers that we have
been keeping in closer touch with the
situation than the other agencies
whose business it is to report crop
conditions. It also goes, to show that
our reports from farmers may be
taken as thoroly reliable.

We appreciate the work you are doing'

for the farmers and any time I can help
you will be glad to do so. —Jas. E. Mc—
Keon H11 county.

I 1121\(3 reccwed one copy of M. B. F.
and found it a great paper to tell the

market truth. Mr. Fordney claims the
fa1mer has nothing to do with the beets,
only haul them to the station and take
in the money.-G-. F. S., Saginaw.

    

 
    
  

     
 
 
 

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As the fall work progresses farmers
are hauling more wheat to market and
receipts on terminal markets are
showing an increase. Canadian farm-
ers are hauling wheat in large vol-
umn to all originating points and Can.
adian shipments are large as a re-
sult. Australian wheat is now arriv-
ing at Pacific coast ports. In times
gone by this would Have been imme-
diately taken as a “bear” factor, but
under present conditions it simply
means that we will have that much
more grain on hand to export to our
allies. With the price fixed as it is,
we may rejoice to see it coming. Lum-
ber carriers from the west coast find
it convenient to carry a wheat cargo
on the return trip. Thus Australian
wheat finds an outlet and means of
reaching quickly the place where it
is needed, with our allies in Europe.

Farmers are doing their share, as
is evidenced by the estimated increase
of 24.4 per cent in winter wheat acre-
age as compared with last fall. Kan-
sas, the great wheat state, is estimat-
ed to have an increase of 26 per cent
in wheat acreage. Farmers in some
sections of the state who have raised
but little wheat before are making
ready to raise a large crop next year
and those who raised but a small acre-
age are increasing it many times over.
Indiana is said to be making a gain of
52 per cent over last year. This is.
perhaps a little over estimated but
where there is smoke there is usual-
b some fire, so we can take it for
granted that she is doing her share.
Illinois shows an increase of 34 per
cent, Ohio, 14 per cent; Texas, 25 per
cent; Oklahoma, 34 per cent,

Michigan, while not generally con-
sidered one of the wheat states, still
nines considerable and our reporters
ever the state seem to think that
there will be a substantial increase in
crease this year. Wheat in this state
Is now moving more freely altho still
not in any great volume.

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Oat stodm in the west are increas-
ing slightly but the demand is good
and the price is sustained. Export
Garland continues active but is rather
fiii'nl. Demand from that quarter is
and for several days and then dies
down to nothing. Just as the bears
get ready to whoop things up along
comes Mr. Exporter again and the an—
imals have to take to their lair.

Many dealers seem to feel that the
supply will greatly increase toward
the end of the month. Well it may
and then again we have a hunch that
the growers have learned a thing or
We and will know better than flood
the market, especially when conditions
are so certain in the way of future de—

mand as they are right now. If they
don’t watch out for this, then let
them take their medicine. say we.

They have been warned.

With corn at its present level there
is no reason why oats should not main-
tain their present price. New corn
will not be coming on the market for
some time yet. In the meantime just
remember that it will be a. long time
until another oat crop comes“

With the proposed Wheatiess days
We would not be at all surprised to
see a very noticeable increase in the
consumption of oats in the way of
oatmeal, etc. There is no more
healthful food than oats as is evi-
denced by the sturdy physique of the
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this time. There is a good demand
foroldcornandallofitwillfind
a good market. On the other hand
we are on the last lap of the time
before the new crop comes on the mar-
ket. This makes conditions rather
uncertain and a fluctuating market.
Reports of frosts from cerlnin sec-
tions will start buying and the price
starts up. Next comes a report in
the opposite direction or buying lets
up a little and the situation relaxes.
So it will be seen that it is rather a
weather and crop report situation.

Farm reserves are general believed
to be very light and arrivals of old
corn at terminal points are far from
heavy. The frosts in many sections
have stopped the further growth and
what is now needed is a period of
dry weather, not tee cold. Inoks as
though we might be faced with another
year of wet corn. Wet corn has a
bearish effect on the market as it must
be handled quickly to avoid loss. We
are going to have a very large crop
unless all signs fail and it is to be
hoped that we will have sufficient good
weather to mature it.

We are going to venture a sugges-
tion for the benefit of our Michigan
friends who will be buyers of corn.
The old crop is pretty well cleaned up.
Conditions generally are strong, with
a good demand. Now while the new
crop is about to be finished and har-
vested, still to look matters square
in the face we must admit that it will
be well into November before the new
crop reaches the Michigan market
and we would almost be safe in say-
ing December. It looks to us though
corn prices would work higher under
continued demand and depletion of old
stock. Looks as though it might be

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Last bulletin gave orecast of dis-
turbances to cross continent Oct. 9 to
13, warm wave 8 to 12, cool wave 11
to 15. This will bring warmer than
usual, the storms will be of greater
than usual mtensity; more than us-
ual precipitation is expected on north—
ern Pacific 51 and in large sections
east of R0 es. Two cold waves
each bringing frosts, are due to reach
meridian 90, moving southeastward,
one near October 14, and one near 20,
but, while one of them will be unusu-
ally severe, we can not now determine
which, but would select Oct 20 as the
extreme.

Next warm wave will reach Van-
couver about Oct. 14 and temperatures
will rise on all the Pacific slope, It
will cross crest of Rockies by close
of Oct. 15_ plains sections 16, merid—
ian 90, great lakes and Ohio valleys
Oct. 17, eastern sections 18, reaching
vicinity of Newfoundland about ()ct.

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The‘ demand for rye is only moder~
ate and the market is not showing any
additional strength. Deliveries con-
tinue light but still under the circum-
stances they are just about sufficient
to take care of the demand from buy-
ers. Detroit quotations; cash No. 2,
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New York ’24 25 23 5. 24 22 23
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Eastern markets report a better con-
dition this week under lighter sup
plies. There has been a greater sup-
ply of the better grades than of the
ofi—grades. This has let to a very
good market for the poor hay used for
feeding by a certain class of trade.
This condition has been especially
noticable on the New York market
Small bales are in demand on that
market and in some cases sell higher
than the large.

Boston reports that on account of
continued car shortage the local hay
market is firm with receivers gener-
ally holding at higher prices. There
is a big shortage there of the better
grades of hay, the market diflering

3

THE WEEK

19. Storm wave will follow about one
day behind warm wave and cool wave
about one day behind storm wave

These two storms will be of unus-
ual importance, because of the cotton
and late corn crops. One of the cold
waves, mentioned above, will finish
the life of the late growing corn crop
and will also enter the cotton belt. At
this time we cannot give a more de-
tailed forecast.

October has been in a general way,
calculated to average a little warmer
than usual and the crop weather of
the month to be favorable to matur-
ing and harvesting. The trends of
average temperatures were calculated
to ber—as they cross meridian 90 mov—
ing eastward—high near Sept. 28, low
for the week centering on Oct. 4,
high for the week centering Oct. 12,
low for the week centering on Oct,
19, high for the week centering on
Oct. 28 and low for the week center-
ing on Nov.

The most severe storms of October
were expected to occur near 2. l5 and
30. These severe storms cause the
precipitation, sometimes thousands of
miles away from the storm center,
We warn all to be on guard for the
very Severe storms near Oct. 30, and
the severe cold wave from and bliz-
zard that will be ts rear guard.
These rear guards, both in weather
matters and military affairs. are
not pleasant things to deal with. The
writer has had experience with both.

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from other eastern markets in that
respect. Hey that will grade No. 2
or better sells readily. The demand
is confined almost entirely to new.
hay and it sells at a premium. over
old hay. - ' .
Arrivals on the Chicago market-
are increasing somewhat but still not
enough to effect the market. Buy-
ing is steady with just a trifle lighter
demand than last week. Prairie hay
is in liberal supply and values are
lower. Straw is firm, rye being worth
$10.00 @ $10.50; oat and Wheat, $9.00
@ $9.50.
The Pittsburg market is firm with

values just a little higher than last .

week. Receipts are still light although
they increased during the week. Clov-
er and mixed hay is in good demand.
The receipts for last week were 1500
tons against ‘1080 tons the preceding
week. The receipts of straw were
much lighter for the week.

In the south receipts on the Rich-
mond market have been light and the
demand active.
have been much less than a week ago
and it looks like a. good place to ship
hay for the next week or so. Newport
News has received more hay during
the past week than during the one
preceding it but not enough to effect
the market. Buyers there are active
and the situation is good satisfactory
in every respect. Michigan shippers
will find a good market there if‘locat—
ed so as to get the proper freight
rate.

Receipts on the Detroit market are
only moderate and the demand is
fairly good at present quotations.
Dealers expect supplies to increase
toward the end of the month. There
is a good demand for No. 1 light mix-
ed and standard.

Receipts on the Detroit market are
light and the supply is nowhere near
sufficient to meet the demand. One
dealer advised the M. B. F. this morn-
ing that his firm could handle 50
cars of hay right now if they could
get it. Farmers who ship to the De-
troit market have about cleaned up
on their old hay and have been too
busy with other work to start bal-
ing. So Michigan growers who have
bay to offer now will find an excellent
market in Detroit. The demand is

for the better grades and the medium
bales of 120—140 pounds.

   

   

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C. 11. P. 9.00 9.15 9.00
Prime 8.85 9.00 8.90
Red Kidneys 5.50 6.50 7.00

 

 

 

 

 

Beans continue to show additional
strength and the price has now in-
creased-materially. There is a good
demand which is finding it hard to
secure stock. Old beans are just about
cleaned up so far as Michigan is con.
cerned. That means that the very
best beans are off the market, for
where else can they grow beans of
the flavor and quality we produce in
Michigan?

The wet weather of the last week
has interfered with the maturing of
beans farther north and the pulling
over the central and southern portion
of Michigan. Better conditions are
in sight, for the coming week which
will help matters greatly. Before
many days now Michigan’s great crop,
pea beans, will be harvested and soon’
an accurate estimate of the crop will
be bossible.

Reports now coming in indicate
that the yield will be much less than
was estimated some time ago. The
frost caught many fields before the
beans had a. chance to develop. Other
fields are reported to have only two
or three beans in a pod. Hope to
have something definite soon.

A report on the York State red
kidney situation says that the beans
will run a little under the usual size
this year and a large yield per acre
is not expected. However, with an in-
creased acreage there will be a fair
crop. No prices have yet been fixed
but growers are expecting around $6
per bushel.

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The expected break in the Detroit
Potato market has failed to material-
ize. The demand is good and receipts
only moderate. In many loalities
buyers are trying to buy potatoes from
the farmers at too low a price. This
is resulting in small receipts at or-
iginating points which in turn meaTns
fewer shipments to terminal mar-
kets. Bulk potatoes, good clean round
stock, are this week selling on the
Detroit market at around $1.20 to
$1.30 per bushel.

. The New York market is active and

prices are inclined to advance. Daily
receipts are less ,than the usual quan-
tity for this season of the year. Stock
is being received from all sections
but Jersey. Long Island and Maine
are right now furnishing the bulk.
Government contracts have had a
bracing effect on the situation and pre-
vented any possible weakness. The
quality of the Maine stock is rather
poor, much dry rot' being evident.
Some state stock arriving but digging
is just well under way. The general
feeling is that the market will ad-
vance rather than decline. This ac-
counts to a certain extent for the
moderate arrivals.

The Chicago market is stronger.
Shippers to that market report a
strong feeling on the part of the grow-
ers with an inclination to hold and
place in storage. Operators take this
as an indication that the market will
be evenly sustained throughout the
winter.

Pittsburgh, which is a great p0-
tato market. reports potatoes steady
and firm. Good stock greatly in de-
mand but poor stock taking a dis-
count. The Philadelphia market is
firm and the receipts light.

Summing up the situation, every-
thing looks satisfactory. All markets
are healthy and firm, receipts are of
just about sufficient puantity to sup-
ply the demand. All Michigan grow-

ers need is sufficient backbone to ask
what their spuds are
Go to it.

really worth.

    

Detroit onion market is in good -

shape with plenty of buyers and limit-
ed supplies. Car lots of good yellow
globe onions are selling at $2.60@
$2.75 per cwt., sacked. Smaller lots
which can be sold to smaller local
buyers net in some cases as high as
$2.90@$3.00. Rad onions will not
sell to any advantage on the Detroit
market and should be shipped to
southern points.

The New York market is cleaning
up. Arrivals this week have been
light for this season and this has giv-
en accumulated stocks a chance to
move. Good yellows are selling at
around $3.25. Reds are selling fairly
well but the demand for white i.)
not so good.

The Chic-ago market is not quite
so good as others, owing to the large
amount of stock being hauled in by
local growers. The bulk of the de-
mand is being filled from this trade.
Best home-grown yellows are selling
at around $1.40 to $1.50 per cwt.,
sacked. Some northern yellows have

sold as high as $2.50 per cwt.

  

Detroit dealers report a good de-
mand for cabbage with supplies light.
Shippers should remember that only
the hard Danish cabbage is wanted.
Ordinary soft domestic cabbage is not
wanted and will not prove a satisfac-
tory deal to shippers. Good cabbage
is bringing around $15.50@$16.00 De-
troit and it looks right now, from the
limited supply, as though the price
might go higher.

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Carrots, Beets. Turnips

Some of our friends out inthe state
have. requested us, to give a report on
the‘ market for carrots, turnips, beets,
etc. We have made a special inves-
tigation of this‘ market here in De-
troit and find that at the present ime
it is none too good. Farmers and
truck gardners who live near the city

raise and haul in about all the car-'

rots the market requires. At least
that seems to be the situation just at
the present time. 'It may be that
later On there 'will be a better de‘
mand for outside offerings, after the
local gardners haveto a certain ex-
tent exhausted their supply.

, Small cooking turnips, well Cleaned

{and trimmed, seem to find a fair de-

mand but not in large quantities.
The market on turnips becomes bet-
ter as the colder weather comes. Table
beets, the small kinds, sell fairly well
at around 40c @ 50c per bushel bas-
ket. Some sales are reported at a
better figure, depending on the de-
mand and supply at the time of sale.

    

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Apples are not coming to the De-
troit market in nearly the usual
quantity for this time of the year.
There is an excellent demand for good
stock and the market has every ap-
pearance of holding up right along.

Quotations on Jonathons, $5.75 @
$6.00; Wealthy $5.00 @ $5.50; Alex-
ander $4.50; other varieties $4.00 @
$4.50; No. 2, $3.00 @ $3.50 per barrel.

The Chicago market is in good
shape with light receipts. None of
the late varieties are being received
as yet but if the demand for early
stock is any indication, there will be
a good market for'the late varieties
when they arrive. Jonathons $5.50;
poorer color, $5.00; Wealthy $4.00 @
$4.50; Grimes Golden $4.50 @ 5.00;
Maiden Blush $4.50 @ $5.00; Alex-
anders $5.50; 20 oz. $5.00 (ch $6.00;
Greenings $5.50 @ $5.75.

Eastern markets are in good shape
with a strong demand for all varie-
ties and a very moderate supply. The
strong demand and good prices have
brought to eastern markets much poor
stock and even that is being taken
readily. About five to ten cars per
day are arriving on the New York
market. Prices compare favorably
with the western markets.

  

Peaches

A dull trade has necessitated reduc—
ed price levels. New York peaches as
well as Utah stock have been plenti-
ful and in addition Michigan goods
are offered moderately in competition
with the others. Some of the eastern
stock is in soft condition, but western
goods as a rule, average sound in
quality. The Detroit market has been
off for several days, light demand and
over—supply. Prices ranging from
$1.50 to $1.75 per bu. basket. Chicago
quotations. Michigan Elbertas, large
and fancy, $2.00 per bu.; Prolific and
Kalamazoo. fair to medium size, $1@
$1.50; New York Elbertas, “AA,” $2
“A,” $1.50@$1.75; “B.” $1.25; Utah,
depending on quality, $1.50@$2.00:
Baskets. 1-5 bu., depending on qual-
tiy, 25c@27 1—2c.

Pears

A steady market is quoted for all
varieties that have the color and size.
Demand for them. is good. There is
a fair supply on the market. Cloudy
or scabby goods find a difficult outlet
at reduced levels. Keii'fers ‘are slow.
The following quotations are per bar—
rel: Michigan Keiffers, $2.75@$3.00;
Seckels, $6.00; Buerre Bose, $6.00@

$6.50; Chairgeau and Howells, $4.50
@$5.00; Cloudy stock, all varieties,
$3.50. The following quotations are

per bu. basket: Michigan Bartletts,
fancy stock, $2.50; Seckles, $2.25 @
$2.50; Sheldons, Howells, Dutchess,
St. Lawrence, Clairgeau and DeAn—
jous, $1.35@$1.50.

   
  

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nd $1.50.

The cauliflower market is‘good‘ it
all points. Fancy home-grown is cell- _

 

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Detroit butter market steady with
little change in prices. Arrivals prin-
cipally creamery prints and tubs.
Some storage butter moving here and
general supplies short. Fresh cream-
ery firsts, 41 1-2c. @ 42c; extras, 42 1-2c
@ 43c per pound. -

New York—Butter mar-kc seems
to be more active and firm when ex-
tras sell around 45c than when they
get around 45 1-2c or better.
was shown exclusively this week when
steady buying gradually werked up
the price to 46c. A reaction and 1-2c
declines set in until buying at
the close was 45.0. ,T'rading has
been good all week although at the
higher figure consumption has been
somewhat restricted. Along with the
falling off in supplies has come de-
terioration in quality so that. there is

’a larger supply of under grades than
has been offered in some little time. ,

The local and the.out of town trade
however has been brisk enough to
clean these up Without accumulation.
creamery firsts 44c @ 45 1-2c; extras
45 1-2c @ 45 3—40; seconds 42 1-2c @
43c.

  

The high price of eggs has restrict-
ed consumption on practically all mar-
kets. The Detroit market is in about
as good shape as any, with a fair de-
mand but still it shows signs of weak-
ness. The eastern situation is just
a trifle better than it was last week
but the improvement is only slight.
Receipts of fresh eggs on all east-
ern markets are too heavy for the re-
stricted consumption, and the accum-
ulation is not being reduced. There
is no question but what the high
retail price has cut down consump-
tion greatly. Some retail stores in
New York are charging as high as
5c and 6c each for eggs. Consumers
there buy eggs one or two at a time
in the poorer districts, instead of by
the half dozen or dozen as is custom-
ary.

Chicago reports a very quiet egg
market on both fresh and storage.
Receipts of fresh eggs are heavy and
many are going into storage for the
want of a market. Demand is quiet.

Detroit quotations: fresh Michigan
firsts, 36 1-20 @ 370 per dozen ;. Chi-
cago, fresh firsts, 37 1-2c; New York,

 
  
 

 

 

 

 

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Detroit Chit-110 Cinn.
Turkey 24~25 12-23
Duck: 24-25 20-22
Geese 18-20 14‘18
Sp'ingcn 23-26 18-22 ‘
Hens 24-26 20-22 ‘

No. 273511;? To 3 Cents Less

Poultry is just a little stronger on
the Detroit market and the last day or
so has seen a better demand. Mon-
day and Tuesday were Jewish holi-
days and .some accumulations were
reported. This however has been tak-
en care of and at the time of writing
this the demand is increasing. The
greater portion of stock coming con-
sists of,spring stock and hens. A
few ducks are moving but the demand
for them is just starting. Not many
geese arriving yet and not much call
for them. Very few turkeys on the
market and the occasional thin arriv-
als find a poor reception.

The Chicago market has about re—
covered prom the effects of heavy
shipments received last week but is
still not as strong as it might be.
There has been some.heavy trading
there in frozen stock and the market
on same continues strong.

The turkey situation is causing a
great deal‘ of speculationamong deal-_
ers as to what prices it may lead to
and what the final outcome will be.
Never was such a scarcity of turkeys

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and Oklahoma report :that . they 'will

not. be dressing turkeys until late in;

December. . . »

That will make the turkeys now..in g

storage the! main—- supply' for the
Thanksgiving trade so far as the
territory supplied by the central Chi-

cage. . market is concerned. Turkeys

are scarce in Michigan. The late cold
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Detroit cattle market . satisfactory
in every way. Good demand with
only moderate arrivals keeps it in a.
goOd healthy condition. Receipts of
cattle at Buffalo are only moderate
but the situation is still a little weak.
About the same condition prevails as
that of last week. There is no partic-
ular reason for this except a slight-
ly decreased demand following heavy
arrivals of some time ago. Perhaps
as well to wait another week before
shipping there to any extent.

Receipts at Chicago during the
week have been lighter than a week
ago. Trading is not much changed
from last week. Some of the medium
weights show additional strength.
The butcher trade has sagged some—
what, especially on the medium grades
Canners are in strong demand. Bulk
of butcher stuff higher. Calf trade
continues strong with a. heavy de-
mand for good vealers. ‘

“One of the distinctive features of
the live stock industry of today is the
large capital required to do busi-
ness compared to the times in recent
years when a steer wasn’t worth any
more than a hog is now, and when a
lamb was valued intrinsically in the
class with a goOd fat hen. There
were a quarter of a million cattle on
the western markets the first half of
last week that would average $150 a
head. It was only a few years ago
that prime Christmas beeves were the
talk of the town when they brought
$85 a head.

“The packers used to tie up $1,000
to $1,500 every time they bought a
load of beeves. Today ‘it takes from
$3,500 to $4,000 to swing a deal. There
are cattle feeders by the thousand
who have paid this fall $140 a head
for animals to take home where the
same cattle used to be available for
less than half that amount. One man
here this week invested $25,000 in cat-
tle for his Illinois farm.

“The farmer of a new years ago
could not get any place worth going
today if he had to depend on the cap-
ital of those days.”——KANSAs Crrr
Dnovsns TELEGRAM.

 

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at prevailing prices. Arrivals some-
what lighter than a week, ago. Good
demand for all grades with well fin-
ished oflerings selling at a premium.
Light receipts still arriving on the
Chicago market but the market has
shown some tendency toward a lower
Prime hogs are
scarce and selling good. Mixed and
packing goods seem to be going just
a little slowly the past few days. _
Buffalo market“ is lust a little slow
as the week ends. An unexpected in-
crease in receipts, due perhaps to the
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receipts decreased " this week_ and
good demand for all grades of stock
but buyers are particularly anxious
torwell finished lambs. Buffalo mar-
ket is steady at present range of pric-
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M’chlgan feed manufacturers and

millers report that a better condition
preVails than existed last week and
that, the demand takes care of all
they have to offer. Minneapolis mil-
lers say the feed condition is very
strong. Shortage of wheat on that
market has curtailed the feed output
They will have very little, if any, bran
to offer before November. They feel -
that present or even better pric-s
will be maintained.
. Detroit—Bran, $36; standard mid-
dlings, $39; fine middlings, $43; coarse
corn meal, $78; cracked corn, $83;
chop feed, $65 per ton.

Philadelphia—The market is rather
quiet this week and with little” change
to note in prices. Demand is less
active, but offerings are moderate and
values are steadily maintained. 'Win-
tre bran, spot, in 100-1b. sacks, $37 per
ton; spring bran in 100—lb sacks, to
arrive, $35 @ $35.50 per ton; white
middlings, in 100-lb. sacks, to arrive,
E? '9 (I) 51 per ton; standard middlings
in 100—lb. sacks, to_ arrive, $40 @41
per ton; red dog, in 140—1b. sacks, to
rrrive, $60 @61 per ton; shorts, in
700-1b. sacks, to arrive, $40 @ 41 per
ton; mixed feeds, in 100-1b. sacks, to
errive $39 @ 42 per ton.

Milwaukee—Prices on bran are
s’eady and unchanged, while mid-
d‘ings are strong and $1.50@$2.00 per
ton higher than a week ago. The fact
that southwestern mills are offering
considerable bran has created a com—
rrrratively easy feeling in that mar-
l”), while middlings are kept firm by
r oferate offerings and a fair demand.
(“i-rent quotations are: Millstuffs~—
s'rcke'l bran, $33; standard middlings
5’8 @ 39; white middlings, $48; red
V's. $56.50; cottonseed meal, $48.75;
0" meal. $57; gluten feed, $51.05 Chi-
cago; all in 100-1b. sack .

Wool

:' latest report on the wool mar-
! '- "'1‘03‘ that there has reently been
fair trade for almost everything
" "vices have held very firm. There
. 1 l "on a good demand from. the gov-
r sprout for wools suited to its needs
., -. oil as an exceptionally good de-
’ 2 from manufacturers of woolen
and mixtures. The following
r e the range of prices as reported

in lbc various markets: ‘

”bio and Pennsylvania. fleeces: De-
l'fi'ic washed. 82 @ 83c; delaine un—
‘ .uhM' 75c: @ 76c; fine unmerchant-
:' e r‘ela'ne. 77 @ 780; half blood

him: 76 (0 77C.
l‘vlir‘uigan and New York fleeces:
"e unwashed, 60 @ 62c; delaine un-
“zhryl, 7:7, @ 74c; half blood un-
~sl1;él. 750,; three—eighths blood un-
' “ :hr'l, 75 @ 760.

lVisronsin, Missouri, and average
‘ “'v England: Half blood, 70 @ 720;
“-r-ec o’ghth, 73 @ 74c; quarterblood,
7T @ 72c.

Viminia,’ Kentucky and similar:
12le ‘nlood unwashed, 77 @ 78c; three-
r- gb’h blood unwashed, 78 @ 79c.

Sco'red basis: Texas, fine 12 month
H.671 _@ 1.70; fine 8'months, $1.55 @
8‘00

California; Northern, $1.70 @ 1.75;
rv‘ddle ounty, $1.45 @ 1.50; southern,
$1.35 @ 1.40.

Oregon-eastern No. 1, staple, $1.80;
(""steru clothing, $1.50 @ 1.60; valley
Lo. 1, $1.60 @ 1.65.

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Dryden, N. Y.—-The potato crop
is in bad shape owing to blight and
rot, There will not be 25 per cent
of a. normal yield. Apples me also
light and probably 50 per cent nor-
mai.

Late Potato Crop Light

Keeeeville. N. Yc—Potato dig—
ging has not begun but there is a
large acreage of late planted stock,
This was hard hit by the recent
frost and will not produce over a
normal yield. Corn will not be 75
per cent of normaL Beans are
ripening unevenly and will be only
a fair crop.

Potato Crop Disappointing
- Walloomsac, N, Y.—P0t.ato dig—
ging has started. The crop is some-
what disappointing and will prob—
ably turn out 70 percent of normal.
Sales are $1,10 a bushel f. o. b
station.
Potato Blight General

Cooperstown. N. Y.—-Potoeo blight
has been general in this and ad-
joining sections. The crop will be
light and sizes Will be small and it
will be much- shorter than last
year although a larger acreage
was planted. Not much harvesting
as a rule has been done and very
little buying, but at nearby points
there has been some good sales at
$1 a busheL Cabbage is a good
crop and was double the acreage
of a year ago.

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When M. B. F. advised its readers
on Sept. 8th that there was no occa-
sion to feel uneasy over the “bearish”
potato talk, and again on September
28th and October 6th when we showed
from reports gather-ed from all the
leading potato sections that the yield
would be far less than forecasted by
the Government, we had no idea that
our opinions would be so quickly
borne out by the actual facts.

With themarkcting season at its
height, we are now able to say to
our farmer friends that there will be
no need of their selling their pota-
toes below $1 per bushel.

At no time this fall has the potato
market shown the weakness that
might have been expected as a re-
sult of all the newspaper talk about
the huge over-production. The early
varieties came on the market at bet-
ter than $1 per bushel but the move-
ment never phased the market. It
held up strongly thru the entire dis-
posal of the crop, and now with the
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Mame stock is showing rather
poor quality and a considerable
dry rot in the small quantity offer-
ed. The best round Maines sell
up to $4 but poorer quality brings
less. South Jersey potatoes are
pretty well cleaned up but Giants
bring around $3.50. Some South
Janey stock here early in the
week brought around $4.50 and
was selling on a basis of $1.35 f. o.
1). shipping point. Shippers were
asking around $1.10 f, o. b. Free—
hold for Giants.

Only limited quantities of State
stock are arriving. The potatoes
are a trifle green and show some
dry rot but it is believed that this
will not last as the old weather
will clean it up. State shippers
are asking $1.25 bu. delivered and
a great many are storing, antici-
pating higher prices later. This
seems to be the general feeling with
shippers in all sections who have
confidence that the market will ad-
vance rather than decline. This
condition is responsible for the
moderate arrivals here.

  

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strongly. Today, the best markets
are offering from $1.40 to $1.50 per
bushel for round white stock.

The Government’s estimate for Oc-
tober still hovers around the 450 mil-
lion bushel mark, but we have been

'in close touch with all potato sections

the last month and are frank to say

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cannot be overlooked that the condi-
tion of potatoes in" every locality has
declined since August ist, and the re-
ports published on this page, ‘ taken
from the Chicago Produce News, shows
conclusively that the yield is gener~
ally very poor. .

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin seem
to be about the only two potato
states which do not report serious
damage by frost, blight or rot. Maine
crops were hit by all three, cutting
the yield by over 15,000,000 bushels.
All New York sections report‘ a far-
below—normal yield from the same
causes and middle western states re-
ports are none too optimistic.

As for Michigan, everybody knows
that the poor old state entertained
Jack Frost early in the season. and
the “entertainment" cost us about
thirty per cent of our crop. The Gov-
ernment report, however, for October
let admits less than an 8 per cent

damagein Michigan, but the farmers.

know better and will act accordingly.

We like to think, in common with
all other true Michigan sons, that t 1e
Peninsula state is especially favored
year in and year out byMother Na-
ture, yet we never could see that our
pride in the dear old state should
constitute sufficient grounds for air
solutely misrepresenting the crbp and
market conditions. There has been
altogether too much of this sort of
deception in the past for the good of
the farmers and they are the folks
whose interests we are looking after.
We have absolute knowledge that the
Government report is WRONG, and
shall be in better position next week
to give our readers actual figures on
the total yield.

In the meantime, don’t worry over
the potato market. It never was in

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Disappointing Potato Yield

Ashland, Me.—The potato yield
is proving disappointing. Before
digging growers expected 65 to 75
per cent of last year's crop, but
are getting only 40 to 50 on an av-
erage. Cobblers and the early var-
ieties are the heaviest yield.

Potato Crop is Lighter
Fairview, I’m—There is a larger
potato areage than last year but
on account of blight the crop will
be smaller than last season, with
the quality poor. Nothing will
move before the last of this month.

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a more healthy condition. Follow
the examples set by your brother
farmers in Maine and New York. Put
your crop 0n the market gradually
and you will keep the price steady
thruout the entire marketing season.
If you think you should have $1 for
your potatoes. hold them for that.
Your local dealer will be paying you
that much and more in less than
sixty days.

THINKS FARMERS SHOULD
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Please send me sample copy of MICH-
lGAN Busmnss FARMING dated Aug-
25, 1917.

This is a potato section. Lots of
spuds were planted; some look very
good and others are late and small.
The farmers last spring were urged
to plant a large acreage. We have
done our part, but they haven’t in-
sured us any satisfactory price. We
planted $3 seed; help is high and
paris green is also high. The corn
crop is late here. The beans are also
backward. Now I hope the farmers
will hold their potatoes until they get

what is right; they only offer us from‘

45c to 65c a bushel for early ones. I
have five acres of early ones ready
to dig, but not at that price, unless I
have to. I guess I have hollered e-
nough. Hoping for better prices, I
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.farmers' in this part of the country
and 'i believe it is everywhere. We
must have more available capital. The
Farm Loan Fund is of no use to the

young man who is trying to get a:
farmer the renter‘who wishes to buy;
For the man who owns a farm and-

wishes to build a silo or to make other

improvements it is no trouble to bor-,

row either on the farm or on his
notes, without going to the trouble
of getting ten of his neighbors to go in
with him on the same thing. But with
the renter or the man without real.
estate holdings it is quite another mat-
ter. He may get men to back his note
and borrow the money, but the bank
will lend on but six month’s time and
discount the note at 5 per cent, mak-
ing the rate of interest about 14 per
cent.

Last spring the banks around this
part of the country put up a great
howl about patriotism. They were go-
ing to loan the farmer all the. money
he needed. They did at 5 per cent
discount. These banks are all con-
trolled by—-————and the farm-
ers who took advantage of the oifer
are now selling their grain to pay up
and will soon be selling their beans
and potatoes for the same purpose.
it seems to me that the farmer is the
only man who is expected to be patri—
otic without getting pay for it. We
were urged last spring to put in extra
acreage and now the sons of farmers
and their hired men are being taken
by the draft. I heard a farmer say
the other day, "My son has gone; I
will dig as many potatoes as I can
and the rest can rot in the ground.
I can get along without them.” I
presume they will send the Boy Scouts
out at $2 or $3 per day to help dig
potatoes and pull beans, and, five of
them will be able to do as much as
one fairly ambitious hired man.”

COMPARISON OF FARMER
AND GROCER PRICES

The following prices were gathered
by William Bucksot, of the Marion
<ounty (Indiana) council of defense,
for H. E. Barnard. state food commis»
sioner. The wholesale prices are those
paid by an Indianapolis grocer to
farmers for produce in wholesale lots.
The retail prices are the prices at
which this same grocer sold stuff to
his customers:

“'holesale Retail
750 to $1.00 50 lb. or
$1.25 bushel
Turnips, bu. .......... $1.50 2 lbs. 150.
String beans, bu. ....,$l.50 5c pound
Kentucky W'ondcr
beans, bu ............

Tomatoes, bu.

50. pound

Corn, (loz. ........... l‘.’ l/go 18c dozen
Cabbage, barrel . . . . . .$l.75 30 pound
Potatoes, barrel . . . . . .$-1.50 6 lbs. 250.
Mnngoes, bu. ......... $1.25 [So dozen

Onions, bu... . . . . . .. . ..$l.50 50 pound

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The condition of field beans was
also lowered 15 per cent during the
month. Local areas suffered much
greater damage than this while other
districts were unharmed. The bar-
vest is in progress, being nearly com-
pleted on light soils; but where plant-
ed late on heavy soils the pods are
still green and ripening unevenly. The
yield per acre will be somewhat larg~
er, in general, than last year. and as
the acreage is about one-third larger
the total production will show a mark-
ed increase over last year’s light crop
notwithstanding the present outlook
for but little more than one-half a
normal yield per acre.

Potatoes suffered mainly from dry
weather in the central and southern
districts, the development of the tub—
ers being held back from lack of mois-
ture in many localities. In only small
local areas were the tops entirely
killed by frost. In the northern dis-
tricts the crop suffered about equally
from frost and dry weather.

There is a very light acreage of clov-
erseed; the crop is very slow in ma-
turing; and considerable areas have
been seriously injured by frost. Truck
crops are slowly coming to maturity
with fairly good yields in prospect.
Peaches have nearly all been harvest.
ed and were a very light crop “as me
dicted; and the apple crop will also be
comparatively light. Grapes and
pears will be quite plentiful. '

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The Great American Hog.

(And the Butcher Who Would Load Him to Slaughter)

“The farmer who refuses to increase his acreage of
cultivated soil unless he is assured by the Govermnent
that he will receive a. stated minimum price for his
crops when they are ready to be harvested this season
is clearly guilty of treason to the Republic and should
be summarily and severely dealt with. He is willing
to see others go to the front to save himself and fam-
ily from injury and his property from destruction by
the Germanic horde of barbarians, but he utterly re—
fuses to do his part unless he is assured in advance
that he be paid from three to five times as much for
his beans and grain as he ordinarily receives, Such a
spirit is unworthy of any man who lays any claim to
American citizenship. It is the embodiment of the
American hog in all that the term inmfies. Every—
where manufacturers are tendering their plants and
services to the Government free of charge. Men are
enlisting with the stipulation that they be permitted to
serve without pay. Boat owners are oflering the Gov-
ernment the free use of their vessels during the war.
Newspapers are giving advertising space in the face
of threatened hostile postal legislation. Everywhere
patriotic people are making sacrifices for the cause
of human freedom and democracy. v’l‘he farmer alone
stands back and insists on being bribed to do his duty
to the country which is undertaking to protect him
from the common enemy of humanity,”

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illogical conclusions is taken bodily from
the editorial page of the Michigan Trades-
man, published at Grand Rapids. It is cruel, un-
Just, libelous. It springs from a. misinformed and
irresponsible brain, incapable of knowing the
great, generous heart of the average American
farmer, or the overwhelming difiiculties which he
faces.
0h, Patriotism, what sins are committed in thy
name! Behold the “patriotic” manufacturer ap-
proaching Uncle Sam, with a flag in one hand and
He'bows low, and in
humble accents says: “I am a patriot, I want
to serve my country; here's my factory, I dedi-
cate it to the cause of Democracy; it is yourshall
yours at costwplus ten per cent.”

Ah, truly, ’tis a sight to make the crocodiles
weep!
“Men are Mingling with the stipulation that

thcy b(' [lcrnrittcd to serve without pay.” Again
the curtain rises. A gilded youth is seen ap-
proachhg Uncle Sam. He, too, bows low and
humny says: “I am patriotic; I want to serve
my country and save Democracy. I will enlist
if you will give me a commission and promise

not to send me overseas. My services are at
your command, free; I am rich, I do not need
the money."

“Boot owners arc offering the Government the
free use of their ocsscls during the war.” and we
can already picture the attendant ceremonies.
Rich men flock to Uncle Sam, carrying luxuriously
appointed yachts in their hands, saying, “We, too,
are patriotic; we want to do our ‘bit’ for Uncle
Sam; take our pleasure craft, we can get others
where these came from.’ ”

Who would question the motives of the thous-
ands of unselfish men and women in whosebreasts
the spark of patriotism glows and fires them with
a zeal to serve their country? Not we! Give them
the hand of approval, the word of encouragement,
the insignia of honor, for they deserve it. But
remember, please. that they are giving because
they can afford to give, because they have pri-
vate incomes which will sustain them comfort-
ably even tho they devote their entire time to the
service of the government.

The concrete expression of patriotic impulses
is not necessarily accompanied by sacrifice. It is
no sacrifice, tho inspired by the purest patriotism,
for a man worth one million dollars to give half
of them away. Sacrifice means the giving up of
something necessary f0r complete comfort of
mind or body. And the only people who as a
class are sacrificing their all for their country
are the young men who haveleft home and friends
and “careers to fight in the trenches.

 

.ten p'or cent. Ask him nor a. yorker and he will?“

give it as freely as the rich man gives his yacht.
But ask him to place hlsbusiness, the. support

I USINESS MING :, of himself and his wife and Children in certain

jeopardy—for that is the very thing you do when
you ask him to grow two blcdes where h. grow
one before, without giving some asuuanco of a
living wage—and like the sensible, tho patriotic
m-m he is, he protests.

There are several breeds of Ainerican hogs, and ,

the fattest two-legged kind do not live on the
farm. Our cities are overrun with squealing, ad-
dle-pated human swine who would (mat the farm-
er from the trough of prosperity, but holler like
stuck pigs if any of their swill is disturbed.

Freedom of Speech

REEDOM of speech is on trial. The attempts

of the civil authorities to interfere With the

public discussion of the war issues is decid-
edly inconsistent with the purposes and promises
of the Constitution which guarantees not only
freedom of, speech but the right to peaceably as-
semble and discuss questions affecting public
welfare.

It should be remembered that the first oppo-
sition of this nature came not from federal sour-
ces, nor, as far as can be learned, was it even
inspired or encouraged by the federal government.
It emanated solely from state and city officials,

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Cider Time in Michigan.
HE teacher asked us all today
What time we liked to see
Oome round, and I said cider time
Was good enough for me.
When all the crops are cared for,
And winter’s on the road,
We gather up the apples,
About a wagon load,
And take ’em down to Johnson’s.
(He’s got a older mill)
And while the juice is runn'ln’ fresh
I like to drink my fill.

HANKSGIVIN’ time and Christmas
Some Scholars that was fine,
But cider time in Michigan
Was what I took for mine;
You jus’ come down to my housc.
Most any night you’ll see
Mother with her knittin’
And pussy on her knee;
Sister workln’ ’m‘thmctlc
And father tellin’ me
About the things that grampa did
In days that used to be.
There’s popcorn and there’s opplcs.
But the thing that tops it all.
Is the pitcher full of older
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ti/mc,

And there’s vacation too,

But cider time in Michigan—

I like it best, don’t you?

Those sparklin’, frosty mornln‘s.

When a fcllor’s up at five,

And smells the bacon fryln’,

Ain’t int good to be alive?

I bet there’s lots of mowed up folks

That’s moved away. and found

They’d like to be in Michigan

When Older time comes Wound.

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overzealous to do what they wrongly conceived
their patriotic duty to the government.

As a result of this discriminating espionage
and interference on the part or civil ofiicials, mil-
lions of people are forced to hide their thots and
curb their tongues, while their neighbors are
permitted to indulge in a wild abandon of pas-
sionate utterances and invectives against all who
disagree with them and the policies of the admin-
istration.

There is no danger in a calm discussion of the
issues involved in this war. There is danger——

' a very great danger—in placing a ban upon free

thinking and a clamp upOn free speech. To for-
cibly suppress the expression of thot is to plant
the seed of unrest and rebellion. Involving so
large a number of the body politic as it does, this
reckless meddling and persecution can eventually
result in but one thing—organized opposition to
the government.

Take the ban off free speech. It is like looking
shackles to an innocent man. Let the people of
this country have the same privileges as the peo-
ple of England, France and Russia to discuss the

“standing by the Pfesldcnt‘ in everything he

’- does or says.

It is absurd to construe criticism of the ad-

ministration’ : policy as “sedition” or “tneason. ”

Funk & Wamll' s new standard dictionary de-
flncs"scd1tion” as “language or conduct directed
against public order and the point of insurrec-
tion: also the stirring up of such disorder tend-

ing“ toward treason, but lacking in overt act."

‘Trcason” is defined as “an overt act by betrayal,
treachery or breach of allegiance to the sovereign
or government.”

There has been no attempt on the part of the
thinking people of the country who have sought
to congregate and discuss the war issues, to stir
up disorder or opposition to the government, and
it is criminal libel to accuse them of sedition or
treason. We do not here refer to the infamous
I. W. W33, who are always a menace to the na-
tion in timcs of peace' as well as war. But we
do refer to such types of‘men as Robert M. La-
Follette, David Starr Jordan, Scott Nearing and—
we could name them off by the tens of thousands
v—men who represent the highest thought in
America. They constitute the safety valve on the
boiler of national passions which seeth and foam
with hate and lust of avenging slaughter.

Let the war go on; let those who believe that
this -war is God-sent to purge the world of all
future desire and capacity, for war, give it their
most enthusiastic support; make Germany pay
for the crimes she has committed; but in God’s
name do not smother the brains of the people or
put a. gag in their mouths. Let them th‘nk; let
them peaceably congregate; let them talk; they
can do no harm. Some day when heaven shall
have quenched the fires of this earthly hell, those
whom we now brand as “traitors” in every coun-
try committed to war will come forward as the
natural leaders in the work of reconstruction and
the establishment of international brotherhood.

Otherwise Action was Postponed

PRESS dispatch says: “An amendment to
A empower the government to fix the price
of farm machinery was incorporated by
the Senate interstate commerce commission in
Senator Pom-arene’s bill to provide for fixing pric-
es of iron and steel products. It was introduced
by Senator Gore. Otherwise the committee past-
poned action.”

When it was first proposed to set a maximum
price upon farm products, there was no postpone-
ment of action, not by a long shot. The Presi-
dent sent for Hoover, and Hoover sent for his
aides and the price of wheat was fixed, all in
double-quick time. The farmers protested that
it wasn’t fair, but that didn’t stay the execution.
The maximum price was slapped on and the far-
mer told” to take it or leave it. 0

But fixing the priCe on manufactured products

of steel and iron is an altogether different thing.

Congress must go slow; manufacturers must be
sounded out; costs must be determined to a
nicety; there must be no danger of setting a price
too low for profit.

Why this bald discrimination? Why this com-
manding on the one hand and kotowing on the
other? Why this telling the farmer what he must
do and asking the capitalist what he wants to

do? What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander. “Action has been postponed long
enough " Get the price— fixer working again and

stamp the rest of the goods on
counter.

the national

A Voice From the Manipulators’ Inferno
HE DAILY press of yesterday brought the
I startling announcement that Armour &
(30., would “smash bean prices,” by turn—
ing over to the Government their elevators and
handling equipment, and giving Uncle Sam all
of the assistance possible. This announcement
comes with mighty poor grace from a company
that has cleaned up 50 million dollars in the past
three years, through their manipulation of the
meat business.

We were aware of the fact that Armour &
Company were preparing to enter the Michigan
bean buyers’ gold fields, and rake in a few mil-
lions. It looked for a time as if the present man-
ipulators of the bean market, who have grown
rich in a decade through handling Michigan
beans, would have, in the new company a rival,
and that possibly the bean growers might profit
thereby.

However, as the DIBWS of Armour & Co.’s mag-
nanimous o'i’fcr, came through Mr. Orr, who is
styled the Michigan Bean King, it is quite evi-
dent that tho bed has been broadened and Messrs.
Armour & 00. may now be found snoozing snugly

Man for man, the farmer is as patriotic as vital issues now confronting their respective under the covers, with the master manipulators
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matter of the cost of raising a bushel of beans
in Michigan, the " bean growers will accept his
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profits that are now being filtched from the peo-
ple .by the great packing companies, the farmers
will, make more profits than has been their lot
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and clothed while on foreign battlefields. family, your nation, your God—~buy as many Lib-
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Loan asked by the Government to finance its war promptly paid for their services, in combatting thing to boast of.
operations. Hundreds of. men are giving their a common foe.
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(From Abraham Lincoln’s speech at Alton, Il—
linois, Oct. 15, 1858, in debut, with Steph-
an A. Douglas.) ' __
HAT IS the real issue. That is the issue
that will continue in this country.when
these poor tongues of Judge Douglas an

myself shall be silent. It is the eternal stru —

gle between these two principles—right and
wrong—throughout the world. They are the
two principles that have stood face to face
from the beginning of time; and will ever con-
tinue to struggle. The one is the common
right of humanity, and the other the_dlv1ne
right of kings. It is the same princnple in
whatever shape it develops Itself, It is the
same spirit that says, ”You toil and work and
earn bread, and I’ll eat it,” No matter in what
shape it comes, whether from the mouth of

a king'who seeks to bestride the people of his

own nation and live by the fruit of their labor,

or from one race of man as an opology .for
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carry" them food and munitions of war.

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fleet of aeroplanes, with which to secure suprem-

acy of the air and thus shorten‘the awful con-

flict.

This, and many other things, will the money
do that you are asked to invest in Liberty Bonds.
Now remember, kind reader, your Uncle Sam is'
not asking you for a single penny as a gift. He
wants to borrow some money from you. All of
the resources of this mighty nation are behind
him. Uncle Sam has an interest in your very
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“THERE’S YOUR LESSON.”

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ing up” and caricaturing the food and fuel profiteers.
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" ficultv in Maintaining

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The great war has brought‘to us an
era; of high prices. There is a tremen-
dous advance in almost everything that
we have to buy and likewise there is
an advance in all the things we have
to sell. This advance may not be
It may
be that some things have advanced
unduly in proportion to the prices
which the farmer gets for the products
.he raises, but in general and in speak—
ing broadly, We have a high level
of values in everything.

The farmer should be the last man
in the world to complain. This is
just the condition that he needs; just
the state of affairs he must have if
he wants to prosper. What does the

farmer care if clothing, machinery, '

groceries and all other things that
he consumes and needs are high? He
has high priced wheat and oats and
hogs and steers to sell and he is com-
paratively a big seller and a small
buyer, so the opportunity for the farm-
er to make money is much better when
the level of values is high, than if
the level of values are low as they
were back in the nineties when it
was almost impossible for the farmer
to make ends meet. We who lived
through that depression in values
know very well that many of us had
to work for nothing and board our-
selves. Labor was low. To be sure,
machinery was low; everything we
consumed was low. But the things
we sold were also low and the farmer
though a big seller and a small buyer
had little left, indeed if he was
rot in debt, he was in luck if he had
enough money to pay his taxes and
his interest. But now with wheat
at over $2 per bushel. hogs selling
for eighteen and nineteen cents a

pound live weight, with butter near- ‘

ly fifty cents a pound, and most every-
thing else in proportion, he can pay
his interest and his taxes. He can buy
his clothes and his groceries and some
of the luxuries of life, yes, even use
a little something for pleasure and
still have something left, if he has
produced good crops. Why? Because
he is comparatively a big seller and
a small buyer.

If these conditions were beneficial
to the farmer and yet detrimental to
everybody else, the farmer couldn’t
rejoice. But are they? The argument
is that the laboring man finds it dif~
ficult to make both ends meet, ye‘.
I venture to say that he is better 0"?
today with the high level of wages
paid the laboring man than he was
back in the ninties under the low level
of wages and every other commodity.
The laboring man sells his labor to
day at a good price. Then, he sold
it at a small price. Of course, if he
is extravagant he can spend more than
he earns. But, with what he earns
today, I am of the opinion that he is
better off and his family is better off,
that his children can have better ad-
vantages than they could back in the
nineties under almost the reverse con’
ditions Of course last year the price
of potatoes which is a very staple ar-
ticle of food with all of us, was too
high. abnormallv high; but this result
ed because of almost a crop failure
and had they not been extraordinarily
high they never would have lasted
through the year and enough remaim
ed to plant a new crop. High prices
are the only thing that will make peo
ple economize and in the case of a
near crop failure, high pricrs are a
good thing.

The professional men, at least near—
ly every one of them, have had their
salaries and fees increased to corres-

,pond with this high level of values,

consequently. I cannot see where they
are any worse off than before.

The manufacturing world, it may
be, is bit harder by the high level
of values than other people but com—
mercialism in this country is so sur-
feited with prosperity, and has been
for. years that if necessary they can
do with less profits. I like to see

 

to see anything happen that would

cripple the manufacturing interests”

andVI don’t believe that a high level
of values within reasonable limit would
materially affect, them.

The middlemen, the distributors,
they say catnnot make as much money
now as they could in a period of low
prices and I can see that might be so.
We have too many middlemen any-
way.
country is abnormally high and if
this era of high value drives some of
them out of business or in some way
tends to cheapen the cost of distribu-
tion, it will be the best thing for
society in general. I am sure that
this particular phase of the problem
will solve itself.

The great world war has created
a scarcity of food products and raw
material for manufacturing by creat-
ing such a demand through war waste,
etc" that it brought about this con-
dition of h'gh values. God knows I
don't want t0‘see this terrible war
continue, the sooner it ends the better
for humanity, but, at the same time,
I do want to see this era of high
prices continue. The great producing
and commercial world is lifted up on
a plane now where we are all better
off, it seems to me, than we were be-
fore and what I want to see is the
continuation of something like these
values. I believe it is the duty of the
great agricultural world, and the man-
ufacturing world, to see to it that the
value of their products neVer get
down into the last ditch again, and
with a little business foresight thru
organization. this, in my judgment,
can readily be accomplished and that
will be as much the duty of the busi-
ness farmer in the future as the pro-
duction of farm products—0'. 0. Lillie

Minibus
MlSLEADlNG

Estimates of Potato Yield as Given
Out by Secretary of State’s
Office Cannot be Taken
, As Correct.

 

Reports from the Secretary of
State’s office on the estimated yield
of potatoes this year must be taken
with a grain of salt. When this or
any other department says that Mich-
igan will produce 102.03 bushels of
potatoes to the acre this year, we im-
mediately smell a rat and begin to
look for him.

Every year the report from the
Secretary of State’s office and from
the county agents miss the real truth
by about a mile. Last year we recall,
the Secretary of State’s office early
in August, forecasted something over
5,000,000 bushels of beans. Its Octo—
ber forecast however, dropped to
3,730,000 bushels which was as a mat—
ter of fact 730,000 bushels high.

The same thing is happening again
this year. The reports that are given
out by this department and the counr
ty agents are altogether too high. We
do not know Whether these statements
are purposely misleading or based on
misinformation.

We can readily see why it would be
logical for the county agents to over-
estimate conditions and yield. These
men are placed in the various coun-
ties to help the farmers increase pro
—duction. The higher the yields that
are reported from their respective
counties, the better the evidence that
the work of the agent has been suc—
cessful.

Reports from FARMERS indicate
that the yield of potatoes in this state
will be nearer 80 bushels than 102.
We are asking our army of crop re-
porters this week to make a. special
report' on the yield in their respec-
tive territory and shall be in a posi-
tion next week to give our readers
absolutely authentic information.

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crop of turkeys. Eggs moving freely
for this time of Year. . . * _
i Harrisburg, ‘Po.—*The leading pots:

to counties of the State, . including"
Berks, Ducks, ; Lancaster, York and

Lethigh, indicate a good production .of

potatoes. Farmers will continue to
market their potato crops as long
prices are favorable. Quality is at-
tractive and growers are anxious to
get buyers to bid for their offerings.

M'arysville, (ML—Thompson seedless
grapes in this section suffered con-
siderably from late Spring frosts
While, growers are getting $35 ton for
green grapes the price will ’not make
up for low tonnage per acre. Cuttings
also suflered and only those who were
able to irrrigate well will have good
stands. For this reason price on cut-
tings will reach $30 per thounsand.

Hood River, Ora—Hood River’s ap-
ple crop this fall will total about 1,-
000,000 boxes andmay be picked large-
ly by women. owing to the prevailing
scarcity of men. The shipping or-
ganizations agreed on a scale of wag-
es: For men, 27 cents an hour; wom-
en, 22 cents; packing, 4 1-4 cents from
sizing machines and 6 cents from
tables, where it is necessary also to
sort fruit. A minimum way be made
of $2.75 a day for men and $2.25 for
women.

Boonvme, Ind—Fresh egg receipts
decreasing, but quality gets better as
weather becomes cooler. No packing
stock. Farmers selling cream instead
of butter. This section is producing
a bumper crop of potatoes as well as
tomatoes. Potatoes selling $1.25 a
bushel. Tomatoes around $11 a ton.
No large poultry movement; crop is
small compared with former years.
Turkeys also scarce and few ready
for Thanksgiving. Fowls and spring-
ers selling 18c; roosters, 100; ducks,
12c; geese, 11c;.¢eggs, 36c; butter, 200.

Haydenville,‘ Mose—Before leaving
for the International Apple Shippers’
meeting at New York, Aug. 14, E.
Cyrus Mill-er placed a value of $4 on
his crop of Baldwins. At the conven-
tion he heard so much talk of a shorrt
crop and poor quality in Western New
York that he raised the price to $5.
He has already sold 1,000 bbls. at
that price and he is offering the bal-
ance, about 2,000 bbls at the same fig-
ure. The fruit is Grade A, 80 per
cent of it is 2 1-2 inches while the
balance is 2 1-4 inches. He will have
a car of ungraded Baldwins, which he
expects to sell for $2.50 bulk or $4.00
Jumbo pack.

Rochester. Mich.——Fruit growers of
Monroe county are putting in a record
fruit crop. At the date when peach
picking usually begins there were no
peaches ready to harvest and hun-
dreds of men who reported ready to
go and save the crop were put off un—
til many became discouraged and went
into other work, with the result that
with the great rush of the season on
there was an actual shortage. Craw-
ford and Elberta peaches are being
picked and packed at present. The
chief worry now is what is to be don-e '
about the potato crop, and how late
vegetables are to be handled. With
the peach season over. the thousands
of men at liberty will turn to other
harvest fields. , Over 1.300 fields of
over five acres each in Monroe County
alone.

Winchester, Va.—It is seldom that
apple growers have such high prices
so early as now prevail. The short
crops in New York and New England
have sent buyers to Virginia to get
fancy stock. High grade Yorks, Jonr
athons and Albermarle Pippins are
in demand and bring big prices. Ear-
lier operators took Jonathans at $5
in the coolers. Last week M. Trom-
betta of Baltimore was here and
bought freely. One little block of 11
cars of Jonathons he got, paying $5.25.
Present prices are attractive enough
to induce storers to sell. A few exr
pecting higher prices are holrl’ng out
but as a rule when there is 25c a bbl.
pnofit owners sell. Pippins are as
high as the fancy Jonathons and the
much-abused Ben Davis is held as
high as $5. Growers are harvesting
rapidly. Weather has been ideal.

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" Wash, dealer received an order from. .

Australia for 50,000 boxesof apples,-
15,000 consisting of Jonathons and
King Davids, just being shipped. Ev~
idently the Australian embargo’ is
‘ lifted. ‘ .
Chicago—Welch & Welch of this

city are operating ‘extensively in
Michigan grapes and are one of the

, heaviest shippers in the StVJoseph-

Benton Harbor district. Mr. Welch
said this week that while buyers have
paid high prices for grapes so far on
account of the lateness of the season,
he looked for considerable lower pric-
es ‘topprevail as soon as the movement
got well under, way.

Lo: Angela—~15.“ year at this time
onion operators were not starting to
store. This year already 11.226 sacks
in local cold storage. Incidentally.
daily papers are“ calling attention to
the fact that other markets are show-
ing a heavy . storage, presumably by
the same operators who made a kill-
ing last mu when prices were ad-
vanced at one time to $10 and even
$15 central. Hinted that onion men
are putting one over on Food Direc-
tor Hoover. With appointment of a
few such men as W. E. Platt, of Stock-
ton, on the "Pacific Board to represent
the Government, the trade naturally
smiles at such a suggestion. Mr. Platt
it is reported. will give special atten-
tion to potato and onion stocks of the
Pacific Coast.

. Los Angelcs—The profits in the bean
crop last season of all varieties, which
are repeated this season, attract land
owners who formerly leased large
tracts for vegetables. Where former-
1y bean growers made only a fair in-
terest on the value of the land, this
year shows a marked exception. Us—
ual cost bill for an acre of beans is:
50 lbs. seed, 5c lb., or $2.50; cultiva-
tion, $25; threshing, $5; sacks and
twine, $1.60 1 interest at 7 per cent on
valuation of $500 per acre, $35, and
taxes, $5. This makes a total of $74
for an average acre during ‘past five
years. From an acre average yield
is 20 sacks, which an average price
of 50 lb. or $5 sack makes a total
revenue of $100, or net profit of. $29.90
per acre. Compared with these prices,
the 1917 figures make a remarkable
showing. Seed at 15c 1b. makes seed
cost $7.50; cultivation at a higher
wage scale, $35; threshing, $7; sacks
and twine, $2.60; interest and taxes
$40, or a total of $92.10 acre. Conser-
vative bean men will quickly protest
that the acre cost, even at present
labor prices, does not reach $9. With
the same yield of 20 sacks to the acre,
but an increased price now ruling un-
der contracts of 12 1-20 lb. the crop
has a value of $250, leaving a net of
$158.90. Good judges say that on pro—
jects of large sizes where tractors are
used the net profit will come nearer
to $165 or even $175 per acre. On
land held at $500 an acre this net pro-
fit is not only attractive, but must
naturally cause a still greater acre—
age to put into the beans. For the
next year or two there is little chanCe
for any break in prices since growers
are already being offered contracts
covering the next three years. The
California bean grower is cleaning up
profits equal to about six times those
of former years. It is little wonder
that many growers and commercial
vegetable growers are preferring to
put every acre possible into beans.
At 5c lb. there is usually a net of 2c,
but at 12c@13c the profit reaches 7c
@8c. The fact that the crop is not
perishable, but can be held back in
storage when necessary and market;
ed at the lowest overhead selling cost
is another strong argument. Reports
from Oxnard state that buyers are
offering ranchers higher prices for
limas. H. H. Garman, of Saticoy, sold
a car last week at $12.85, and Bert
Cuthbert, of Las Posas, 'sold his crop
at $12.86. Thos. M. Hill, receiver of
the Broome estate, was offered $13 for
the rent share of beans on that ranch.
Most of larger growers holding forr
$15.00.

  
  

  


 
 
 

  

 

in picking apples and cutting corn. The
. coin crop was cut by the frost and spa
. pies are a light crop.,—J.' N. A., Breedes—
-v lle. ' ‘ ‘ . '
» OGE‘LIAW (East, Cannon—Farmers
are harvesting fall crops _, and plowing a
little,” Some areputting in their rye and
many are filling theirfisilos. The weath-
er has been cloudy, with a little rain, not
enoléighl to help plowing—H. A. 13., Sela
kir , '- ~ '
«MONROE (West Canaan—Filling si-‘
los and drilling wheat keep the farmers
busy these days. Corn is ripening slow.
The weather is .too cool to help us much.
There was a light frost Oct. 2; no dam-
age done in this part of the county. Some
grain and hay being sold. Lack of cars
makes it slow.—-W. H. L., Dundee. '

~MACOMB (N orthwest)—Some ,farmesr
are still sowing wheat, others are thresh-
ing, Grain is Turning out good, one
farmer got 700 bu, of cats from 10 acres.
Rainy weather bad for beans; some beans
are pulled.
for sowing fallwheat. Farmers not sell-
ing much, only a few hogs. A farmer
here sold ten the other day for $300.00.
A few farmers report blight on potatoes.
——~H. D., Almont.

MONROE (East)—Filling silos and
sowing wheat here. Help, scarce, wages
$2 to 33- per day, No frost yet: we had a
little rain, just enough tomake it nasty
to handle corn. What late potatoes that
have been dug are poor and about half
a crop—E: H. M., Monroe. ‘

OGEMAW (West Central)—Where the
prices are not set it is not offered on the

market. Ground is very dry—J. A., West
Branch, '
INGHAM (Northwest)—-Bean pulling

and cutting com the order of the day.
Corn has ripened since the frost but it
is quite badly shrunken. Having bad
weather for gathering beans, cold' and
dam with a little shower every day.—
A. 1 ., Williamston,

ISABELLA (Southwest)—We have just
finished pulling 15 acres of white beans
and have part of them in the barn. It
has commenced raining and we have 15
acres more to pull; 8 acres of poatoes to
dig; corn to out, grain to put in and still
it is raining, and all the farmers in this
section are in about the same fix. Having
looked over a good many acres of beans
lately I find that they are not filled as
well as expected. The high spots in the
fields are fair but low places hurt by
the frost are a bad mess. We are saving
a few good spots in the bean field that
are free from disease and blight for seed
next year, and brother Farmers, if you
have any corn that will grow, for good-
ness sake SAVE 1T. And Grant Slocum.
come on with some more of that stuff
about the 200 carloads of beans for this
is the first paper that has ever kept us
farmers in touch with the inside workings
of the produce sharks. Watch out for the
potato bear for we can hear him growl al—
ready, saying that the storehouses are
all full, no cars to ship them out and no
outlet for them, Let him growl we know
better.—W. T. T,, Blanchard. .

OCEANA (Sou‘tlieast)~There was an-
other frost in these parts the n ht of
Oct. 5, which finished up what t e one
last month did not freeze. The farmers
have their harvest about gathered in and
are sowing lots of’small grain a good
share of it being rye and vetch. Not
many 81108 were filled ful'l this fall, and
a great many were not filled at all on
account of the scarcity of fodder. Some
were filled with bean fodder—H. V. V
B., Hesperia, '

MISSAUKEE (North Canton—Farm-
ers are digging their “’tatoes as the
weather is bad or curing beans not many
are pulled yet. About as much wheat and
rye sown as last year. We are having
cold and rainy weather. Potatoes are
being held for $1.00. They are not yield.»
mg over 40 per cent of a crop—H. E N.”
Cutcheon. ' ’

I’,_PRESQUE ISLE (Central)—Weath-
er 1S cold and wet, too wet ' harvest
beans-and potatoes; some blowing and
threshing' spring wheat turning out 17 to
22 bu. to the acre; oats 30 to 50- barley,
25; peas 5 to 15, Early potatoes are
yielding about 150 bu. Late ones that did
not get frosted are yet green—D. D. S.
Millersburg. '

LIVINGSTON (Northeast) -Farmers
are busy with their beans and corn. The
frost of the 5th did a lot of damage;

late beans that contain a lot of green
pods espeCially will be damaged, It will
make heavy pickers and a '“0d deal of

work in curing the crop. Corn is dam—
aged the most and it will be a problem
fill' those who have not silos to know what
to do with it.———F. H., Linden,

OTSEGO (\Vest Central)——The Farm-
ers are threshing now and the oats are
turning out 14 bushels to the acre, com-
mon rye, 10; Rosen rye, 20. It has rain-
ed nearly every day for the last two
weeks—C. A., Gaylord.

SAGKN'AW (Northwest)——Rains this
week have been good for wheat but in-
terfere with curing of beans. Farm
help is very hard to get. Corn cutting is
in progress Good seed corn is going to
be scarce—M, S. G., Hemlock;

INGHAM ,(Southweet)—Heavy frost
the night of the 5th finished what was
left. [Late beans that were green and
not pulled were ruined. Two-thirds of
the beans are pulled and on the ground.
Grain threshing is about done. ‘Corn will
be about half maturedz—‘B. W., Leslie,

JACKSON (West)#The Farmers are
busy trying to harvest the beans in. the
rain.—-—B. T, Parma,

ANTRIM (West)—Farmers are sow.
ing wheat and rye. Weather cold and
wet. The bean crop was hurtbadly by
frost. Potatoes were danwged about 6
per cent; corn, 30 per cent' buckwheat,
15 er cent; cucumbers, 'I per cent;—
QH. ;,_ Central Lake. .

‘VAN RUBEN (N orthwut)—Farmera

Land in good condition now-

   
 

 
 
 
 

 

CLARE (Savannah—The farmers are
busy pulling beans and plowing, but the
weather is. not very favorable, it freezes
nearly every night and is rainy. .Some
beans are being pulled for fodder, others
may make from 1-4 to 1-2 a crop. The
farmers are selling rye for $1.71 for the
common and $2.00 for the Rosen rye.
Potato harvest has not yet been started,
—,—-D. B., Lake.

BAY (East Central) ——Farmers are
cutting corn, Some of the corn is not
ripe yet. Some beans arn yet to be
pulled. Wheat, is looking nice. We had
a light frost on the 4th, but not much

damage. Apples and other fruits are a
short crop—G. G., Linwood.
GENESEE (Southeast) —-Farmers are

filling silos, cutting corn and harvesting
beans, I has‘been cold and rainy the
last few days. Indications point to a
heavy frost soon. The soil will be in good
shape for working shortly after the _rain
lets up, and all wheat that is not already
sown will be put in soon. Farmers are
selling potatoes and grains in medium
quantities and considerable amounts are
being held, The potato crop looks good.
Bean crop is poor. Indications point to
a severe shortage of good seed com.—
C. S., Fenton.

CLINTON (Southwest)——Very cold and
rainy since Monday. rmers are very
busy, silo filling and threshing to the
front with bean pulling and Shocking
corn following close.~. There has been no
killing frost as yet.———J. W. H., Grand
Ledge, ‘

NEWAYGO (Southeast)-—Threshing is
"about all done.’ Beans are now being
taken care of and they are about half a
crop, Farmers are holding their hay and
grain for better prices. There was a
big frost here the night of the 5th., Your
weather predictions hit this all right.—
C. B., White Cloud,

MONTMOBENOY (East)-——-It has been
raining for about two weeks. The pota-
toes will average about half a crop. Hay
has taken a bi jump. There is a lot of
good hay in the county this fall. The
elevator which has been idle for a num-
ber of years has commenced to do busi—
ness again—J. W., Hillman.

MIDLAND (Sontheast)—Farmers are
threshing. filling their silos. pulling beans
sowing rye and wheat. Some are cut-
ting corn. Weather has been rainy and
cold, on the night of the 5th we had
another hard frost Some potatoes in
this neighborhood are rotting. Some nice
cabbage in this neighborhood: the writer
weighed one head that tipped the beam
at 11 1-2 lbs.-.T. H. M., Hemlock.

GENESEE (Nortliwest)—~Farmers are
harvesting their beans and sowing wheat.
Some. early sown wheat spoiled in the
ground on account of its being so dry.
We have been having a three-day rain
which is hard on the beans. Seed wheat
has been very scarce and hard to get,
Not much threshirW being done in this
neighborhood—J. f‘ S. Burt.

MIDLAND (Southeast)“Farmers are
pulling beans, some threshing being done.
—-.T_ H. M,, Hemlock.

ANTRIM (Sonthwest)—Have not com-
menced to dig late potatoes yet. but ex-
pect a fairly good crop in our part of
the county as the frosts have not done
much damage near the inland lakes. The
corn is fairly good but rather late. flats,
were rather light, beans are generally
good but need a few ‘nore warm days to
finish ripening. We have not had much
sunshine the past week. Cows are in
good demand around here \\':-r‘h from
365 to $80. Apples are vary soar-fie here;
fall apples are bringing about $1.00 per
bushel—C. F. Alden.

TUSCOLA (West)——We have had one
week of steady rain which is not .very
good for the bean crop of which eight—
tenths is in the fields with about half
pulled and bunched. Threshing about
finished. Farmers busy fitting 'land for
wheat, of which they are putting in a
large acreage. Had a heavy frost Oct,
5, but it did very little damage. Farm-
ers putting up a large number of silos
this fall. Corn about all ripe and ready
to cut—C. 12., Reese.

KALAMAZOO (Basin—The farmers
are filling and re-filling,r their silos, while
some are busy cutting corn and sowmg
wheat and rye. There will be more wheat
sown in October this year than ever be—
fore, while some got it in in good sea—
son. The weather has been very dry
for some time but the last couple of days
we have had rain. The farmers have
been so busy that very few of them have
moved any grain yet. The most of the
cats will be fed on account of. a short
crop of corn. and some are feeding $3_()n
wheat to their hogs—H. F. (‘limzux

WEXFORI)—«I wish to see your paper
become a great success, as it deserves,
and what I do will be gratin. Send sup-
plies to last until Dec. 1st only and’l
will tell you then whether the boys Wlll
carry the work on farther. Frost .dlllk
ing the night of the 3rd finished killing
a little corn which escaped the Septem-
ber 11th frost. The unfrosted potatoes
were already used up by blight. Most_of
the beans are in the field and it is rain—
ing nearly every day. Perhaps these
rains will revive the pastures but it's
most too late to expect much growth of
grass in this latitude, New seeding that
escaped the grasshoppers is improvmg;
some pieces looking fine, Some potatoes
being dug and yielding around 100 bu.
per acre. Buyers at Cadillac paying 800.
—A. A. H., Boon.

MIDLAND (Northwest)—~Farmers are
busy putting up beans. A few farmers
are baling hay, but none are selling
any hay, holding back for higher prices.
A great many of the beet growers Will

commence pulling their beets the first,

of next week. We have had a few

' light showers this week, but not enough

to do much good. The soil in general is
pretty dry yet and will make heavy beet
lifting if we don‘t get more rain soon,—
F. A, L., Coleman.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

age.

bull.

.. Thursday, October
EIGHTY HEAD OF REGISTERED HOLSTEINS

g This sale consists of eighty females consigned by eighteen Livingston
. county breeders. . With the exception of a few all are under 5 yrs. of
1 Mostly fresh cows or soon to freshen and .a few unbred heifers.

Among our offerings is a 24 lb. three yr. old and her two daughters; a 23
1 lb. Syr. old, an 18 lb. 2 yr. old, a daughter of a 28 lb. cow.
daughter of King F ayne Segis, a daughter of Johanna Korndyke DeKol
and Granddaughter of Pontiac Korndyke and Hengerveld DeKol.
reference sires include a son of King of the Pontiacs, a son of a 32 lb.
cow, a son of a 30 lb. 4 year old, a son of a 29 lb. granddaughter of
Pontiac Korndyke, and a son of King Segis Champion Mobel; the 40 lb.
All stock over six months of age tuberculin tested by state approv—
ed Vet. Catalogs ready Oct. 10th. Cols. Perry and Mack, Auctioneers.

 

 

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Wednesday, October 1 7, 191 7

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75 head of high—class Holsteins, each With E

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dam. Every animal guaranteed a breeder. g

A No damaged utters. Everv animal over six A 2
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EXCELLENT SATISFACTION FROM ADS IN M. B. l“. i

Enclosed you will please find check for $4.20, which is payment for our ad— a
vertisement in Michigan Business Farming, .5
We have had excellent satisfaction from our ads in your paper, having had a

inquiries from all parts of the state.

Lee Straclian, lonia, lilich.

We are today sending a. shipment to the
Upper Peninsula, which shows good for your papers_-——S'I‘RA(YHAN & SON, I’er

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LIVINGSTON (Northwest)——Bad wea-
ther all the past week for the Fowler—
ville fair. Farmers trying to harvest
late beans. Something over a hundred
farmers near Howell have pledged them-
selves to organize a co—operative asso—
ciation for the purpose of buying feed,
farm tools, groceries and other supplies
at Wholesale, also to sell and ship live-
stock and other farm products. Will
meet to perfect the organi7ation Thurs-
day, Oct. 11 at 1 n. m. at court house in

Howell. All farmers are invited to at-
tend. Killing frost Oct, 5.——G. A, W.,
Fowlerville.

BAY (Southeast)——No change in the

markets this week. Very bad weather
for beans this week. Quite a lot of them
are in the field yet, Farmers’ work go—
ing slow; bad weather.—J. C. A., Mun-
ger,

HURON (West)-——Farmers are busy
filling silos and harvesting beans. Beans
are ripening very unevenly. The late
beans are off the list, the weather is too
cold and wet. We have had two days of
rain this week. Some fields of corn are
hardening up nicely, Buckwheat is a
poor crop, hardly worth cutting. What
potatoes that have been grown here are
a good crop, ‘Vheat is not making much
headway. ground was too dry at seeding
time. Frost has done very little damage
here as yet.~~(‘x. \V., Elkton.

INGRAM (East (‘entral)—~Silo lillmg
and bean harvesting are keeping 111w
farmers busy. The weather is rainy and
for the beans.

wool, very unfavorable
(‘orn is maturing slowly, all right ior
the silo but not for husking, A small

acreage of wheat has been sown and it
is looking very good—F. L. H., Dans-
ville.

ST. CLAIR (Soutlieast)-Farmers are
threshing and putting in fall gain, The
last few days has been wet. ot many
potatoes out of the ground. Soil in good

condition. Farmers selling some grain
and hay. Cows are selling high, from
$65 to $110. Turkeys very scarce. Farms

changing owners mostly on contract
Thieves are help ng the farmers harvest
their gardens, taking onions and cab—
bags and other truck, in some instances
raiding the same gardens twice—I. J.,
St, Clair.

BENZIE (West (lent-ran—A promin—
ent farmer, nearly dead from cancer,
will have his silo filled by members of M.

. A. Matthew Rice has completed a
fine house on his farm.—G. H., Benzonia.

INGHAM (Central)———Heavy frosts on
the nights of 5, 7 and 8 kills all remain—
ing crops. There will be but little ripe
corn, Late beans are gone—C. I. M.,
Mason.

BENZIE (Ween—Farmers are filling
their silos. Beans and potatoes are
ripening slowly. Beans average about
7 bu. per acre. Potatoes will run about
100 bu, per acre. Farmers will hold

We have 2 carloads ‘iiigm‘liéii

been having difficulty locating buyers.
A good opportunity for cattle buyers to
secure good stock at reasonable prices.
Address M, A. H., care Michigan Busi-
ness Farming, Mt Clemens, Mich.

of high class Regis-

0 ea tered Shropshire ewes.

One to four years old.

These ewes are priced to sell. Corres-

pondence and inspection invited, Flock

established 1890. C. LEMEN, Dexter,
Michigan.

 

 

 

 

AMPSHIRE PIGS FOR SALE!

Boars $15 and up according to age.
Small pairs not akin. JOHN M.
SNYDER, St. Johns, Michigan.

 

‘WANTED TO BUY—Flock of 100 or
less breeding ewes

' for $1 or more.

and two pure—
bred Shropshire rams.

LLOYD HARBRON, Fibre, Mich.

 

Live hogs selling at $16,

dressed beef around 140—1“. M.,
berta.
OSCODA ((‘entraD—Bad weather, it

rains every day, had for digging potatoes.
but the most of the grain is taken care

of. Potatoes are turning out about 200
bu. lh)!‘ acre, good quality. Some fields
of corn not touched by frost. Not much

grain threshed yet. Good quality what is
throshed.—«A. C. M., Mic,

()SCEOLA (Northwest)—\Ve
ing a ('Ultl, wet rain, which was badly
needed for fall crops, At 9 o‘clock on
the morning of the 4th a few flakes of
snow fell. Everybody is digging pota-
toes which average between 40 and 50
bu. per acre, W. A. S., Marion.

OSOEOLA (North)-—~Farmers busy
filling silos, digging potatoes and pulling
beans. Late potatoes are averaging
about 60 bu. per acre. Farmers are
marketing potatoes, wheat, rye and
cats at present, Market prices lower
on account of large supply—W. A. 3..
Marion.

nILLSDALE (Northeast) —- Farmers
are busy cutting corn since the frost hit
it. Late potatoes needed two weeks of
growing weather but the frost cut them
to the ground. Most of the bean crop-
has been harvested with prospects for a.
fair turn—out. Rye is turning out from
15 to 25 bu. per acre. Clover‘ seeding
looks fine. Had a good rain last week.
soil was getting dry, Apples are a very
light crop and no peaches whatever. I
have 2200 trees 5 years old and it did
not bother me to harvest the rop. I am
still shipping strawberries of the Ever-
bearing variety; they are selling at from
$8 to $10 a bu. in Toledo—J. H. B., Som-
erset Center.

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now To ELIMINATE
sTORED-GRAIN WASTES,

 

In the present crisis it is impera-
tive that every effert be expended to-
ward the elimination of each avenue
of waste in Our grain stores. Dam-
age done stored grains by insect pests
is” considerable on every farm. One
of the most satisfactory methods of
destroying such insects is by the use
of carbon bisulphid as a fumigator.

The amount of carbon bisulphid

necessary to obtain good results var-
ies, but at average temperatures
(70 degrees Fahrenheit) four pounds
of the liquid will be sufficient to
treat 100 bushels of grain. The cracks
and doors should be made as tight as
possible before the fumigation begins.
Shallow pans with large evaporating
surfaces should be distributed over
the top of the grain. As the vapor of
carbon bisulphid is heavier than air
it will gradually permeate t0 the bot-
tom of the bin.
. It must be remembered that the
fumes of carbon bisulphid are pois-
onous and one must not enter the bin.
The fumes are highly inflamable and
explosive and for that reason all fire
and lights must be kept away while
fumigation is in progress. At tem-
peratures below 60 degrees the results
are unsatisfactory regardless of the
amount of carbon bisulphid used.
Thirty-six hours of fumigation will
not hurt the grain and is a sufficient
length of time to kill all insect pests.
The doors and windows of the bin
should be open for two hours before
entering.

HERE’S THE MAN WITH
THE HUSKING PEG

 

_ Man with husking peg, much de-
pends upon you this fall. A large
share of the Nation’s corn crop will
pass through your hands. Never was
a corn crop more precious. Never was
there so much responsibility in its
handling. A country in need, hungry
women and children across the seas,
are looking for you for its careful
stewardship.

Not an ear, not a kernel of it
should be wasted when it can be sav-
ed. Ears left to rot in ‘the field make
fertilizing too expensive for a nation
at war. Remember that the ear you
miss, the one you pass by because it
requires an extra step to gather it,
is a contributuion to waste. a weak
spot in our food fortifications.

Save the small ear; the nubbin too.
They will contribute their mite to
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estimated yield 8 1-2 and- 10 bushels

per acre based On a price of $7 with
a three pound pick.

One bushel of beans at 8 L2 bush:

els at $7 per bushel—$59.50. ,

8 1-2 bushel pick 3 pounds per bushel
or 26 pounds dirt at 11 2-3 cents per
pound, plus 4c per pound for picking
equals $3.97. Estimate cost $58.43.
Actual money received for 8 1-2 bushel
$55.83 or a loss of $2.90.

1 acre at 10 bushel per acre @ $7
is $70.00. 10 bushel @ 3 pound pick
is 30 pounds dirt at 11 2-3c per pound
plus 40 for picking equals $4.70. $70
minus $4.70 equals $65.30 actual money
received. Estimated cost $58.43 leav-
ing $6.87 profit on 1 acre with estimate
yield of 10 bushel.

I am not in a position to kn ‘W What
the bean jobbers figure as their profit
on a bushel of beans, but it looks to
me like too small a margin for' the
man that has taken all the chances
for raising the crop and has to wait
6 or 7 months before he can realize
anything out of it at all. With the
outlook for beans no better than it is
now, I don’t think the producer should
take less for his 1917 crop of beans
“no matter what the yield and it will
be small per acre” than he paid for
his seed.

Perhaps you noticed at seeding time
the bean jobbers set the price at $9.50
and $10.00 per bushel and as soon as
seeding time was over it dropped to

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THE BUSINESS FARM'ER’S CALENDAR E
g Reminders of the Things That Should be Done E
E On the Farm This Week 5
E 1. Many farmers still use the base burner for heating. Now is a good time E
E to replace broken mica. . E
2. Clean out the fence corners thoroly. Often elaves, brush and other trash
are allowed to accumulate there and serve as a harborage for insects, mice, E
rats and other farm‘ pests. See that burdocks are cut and burned.
3. Have you provided poultry coops for making your fall shipments? Don’t
a: wait until you need them before ordering.
E 4. Should you wish to make a lawn in front of the house or reset an old E
E one, now is the time to do it. Work the ground up in good shape and use only E
the best mixture of lawn grasses. E
E 5. Have you figured 011 D0t8t0 storage? The food commission advocates E
5 selling a third of the stock now and the balance to be held until later so as g
a not to glut the market The matter should be glven attention at this time. E
= 6. Are you bothered with a labor shortage? See the school board and E
E get the high school boys to help you, 5

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$7 and $7.25 and has remained there
since. . _

They said then at seeding they
would pay ,. for beans just what they
sold for or would sell for just what
they paid, but they knew right well
that the bulk of the crop was in their
hands. If you think this will give
any brother farmers any light, print
it, if not, throw it in the waste has-
ket—W. A. R., Auburn, Mich.

 

WHAT IT COSTS TO GROW
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Chll potatoes'make profitable pork.

When made into apple butter, even
the ugly windfall has a glory of its
own.

Use the soft-shelled eggs at home.
They ship poorly and may lower the
grade of the others.

Fresh air and sunlight combat dis-
ease in the stable. Dairy barns should
be airy barns.
vation.

The licensing of fruit and produce
dealers will increase the confidence
of producers as well as consumers.
It will be an incentive toward great-
er production.

Put the farm machinery in first-
class order during the odd times this
winter. An hour spent in repair may
prevent later on a day of despair.

CAN’T SEE WHERE THE
FARMER MAKES A PROFIT

 

As I am interested in potatoes, and
as I planted a number bushels of $3
potatoes last spring I cannot see hiw
I made anything and take less than
$1 a bushel for them. Taking the
high cost of labor, paris green from
60c to 75c a pound; high taxes on the

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land, and the frost all combined to
make the expense of raising potatoes
so great that they will have to bring
more than a dollar a bushel to bring
the farmer out even on them, and I
cannot see where the farmer is going
to get very big pay out of his labor
considering the high cost of tools and
other expenses he is to.—G. P., River-
dale.

BEANs CANNOT BE
RAISED FOR $7

 

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SHOULD POTATO BALLS
BE USED ‘As SEED

 

Please tell me whether—it would be
safe to use'the balls that appear on
potato vines. for seed purposes—A. M.
8.; Marion. -

Potato balls are really the_seed of
the potato plant, the tubers being
simply the enlarged roots upon which

. the dormant buds are found commonly

referred to as eyes. Therefore, in
propagating this plant, it has been
the custom to propagate from the tub-
er rather than from the seed. This
has" been due not only to the fact
that it is an easier and more conveni-
ent method but also to the fact that
propagating from the tubers is an
asexual method, that is, there is no
cross fertilization which takes place
and hence it is the only method we
have at this time of reproducing them
more or less true to the parent. When
the seeds are planted, there is great
variation in the ofispring, many of
them assuming characters that are

' not desirable commercially. Howev-

er, when one is anxious to obtain a
new variety possessing characters not
found in any of our common varieties.
they usually obtain it by selecting
seedlings. The chances, however, are
so small of obtaining a desirable var-
iation in a plant that possess other
characters as desirable as varieties
we already possess that one would be
obliged to plant seeds in large quan-
tities before finding a single 'plant
that would be better.—-—C. P. Hallegan,
Department of Horticulture, M. A. 0.
Enrron’s NOTE—We vn'll be glad to
give our readers the names of parties
from Whom such seedlings can be ob-
tained, upon request.
POTATO CROP DISAP-
POINTS IN THIS SECTION

 

I am very much taken up with your
paper and the way you follow up crop
conditions, also the markets. This
is the season of the year when farm-
ers are about on center financially.
There is a great disappointment in
the yield of potatoes throughout this
section. I have heard a great many
farmers estimating the bean crop for
the county at five bushels per acre.—
N. B. F., Boyne City.

COST OF PRODUCING
ONE ACRE OF POTATOES

 

The following shows the cost of pro-
ducing one acre of potatoes in Crawv
ford county, Michigan:

 

large Shipments 0‘ Wheat flour to 0m“ The followin ' Plowin ...................... s 2.00
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311188, in more cornbread for the folks of production of an acre of beans in heirsefioi: EffigrfaIES: yshlou‘tmgitaantso Disking, 3 times .............. 2.00
at home, or in fatter hogs. Saving is New York State for 1917- Prepared . . S ' Fertilizer, 750 lbs. ............ 9.00
. ' . b . Mr Lewis A. Teen County Agri- if they could be raised for $7 a bushel Levelin with drag ......... 50
servmg now. Then husk your rows 3 ' ’ - g - -
,1 . . cultural Agent: ”“5 year at a prom NO’ they cam“ Cutting 10 bu. seed ............ 1,00
ean’ man Wlth the hHSkmg Deg T0 Av. Cost Est. Cost in this neighborhood. I believe I am Marking and planting ........ 2.50
do SO IS a part Of your share in the per acre 1917 safe in saying that there is not one I0 bu seed at $3 ___________ 30.00
fight for democracy. Cost of seed . ..... $2.90 $10.00 quarter of a crop where there are any 2 lbs I paris green ............ 1.40
—— COSt 0f fertlllzer.. 1-93 2-90 at all. Lots of the fields will not pro ' - -
189 283 Two applications of same 2.00
THIS FARMER SAYS $7 Value Of manure. - - duce the seed, and some of them noth- . 1 . t’ t $1 6 00
Use Of- land ------ 7-50 8-00 ing at all. I do not think I will get 81.x (Eu tlva 10118 a. ' ' “ '
FOR BEANS NOT ENOUGH Use of buildings. .37 .50 three bushels to the acre. The dry Digging and hauling to pit, one
Threshing 2.11 3.00 weather and frost got them. Plenty man and horse at $3.00 . 12.00
Under heading of $7 beans and $1 Man ”3"” 36 hrs. .. 6'00 10-80 of pods but no beans, and on good Rent of land .‘ ................ 5.00
potatoes in your issue of September 29 1,1038 lbr.t 512158 hrs :23 33(0) ground too. There were pods enough —S. D,. Graylmg.
as Prices recommended by the cost afifigflen r' ' '89 1'33 to yield rom 15 to20 bushels to the $73.40
finding committee would like to have Miscellaneous.” :02 :02 acre. We would have to get a lot
an itemized cost table. Will also give —— —— more than $7 per bushel to come out Fly 3 flag on the farm and teach
a receiving table with profit and less $34.28 $51.38 even this year.—G. E. M., Beavcrton. the children what it stands for.
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The question before all poultry rais-
ers is how to feed their chickens more
economically and get satisfactory re-
sults. In making changes in rations
one must remember that any quick
or marked changes will have a bad
effect on the hen. Changes should
be made gradually. It takes a month.
for a hen to respond to a new method
of feeding and if this new method
can’ be adopted gradually no ill effects
are likely to follow. Frequently a
new ration is criticised, when the
fault is not with the ration but with
the feeder in making the sudden
change. The University of Missouri
College of Agriculture recommends
corn, 2 parts and wheat, 1 part for
scratch food. This constitutes two-
thirds of the ration. A mash con-
sistinpr of equal parts by weight of
bran, shorts, corn meal and beef scrap
is recommended for the rest of the
ration. At present 'prices for corn
and wheat, the scratch food men}
tioned will cost $4 a hundred. At
present prices for mash constituents
——bran $1.60, shorts $2.60, corn meal
$4, and beef scrap $4, the mash would
cost $3 a hundred.

If a hen requires 70 pounds of feed
per year, 50 pounds scratch food and
20 pounds of mash, the cost for grain
and mash would be $2 and 60 cents
respectively. Thus the total food
cost per hen per year would be $2.60.

By introducing oats into the ration
the cost can be reduced. With oats
at 2 cents a pound, a scratch food of
one-half oats can.be made which will
cost 3 cents a pound. This will re
duce the cost of the scratch food 50
cents a year for each hen. The mash
can also be reduced in cost by sub-
stitutingmiddlings for the corn meal.
It is doubtful whether wheat should
be used for poultry feeding. The by-
products. such as bran, and shorts
are still available at comparatively
reasonable prices. By careful figur-
ing, the cost of feed per hen need not
be over $2 a year. If a hen lays ten
dozen eggs, the feed cost of a dozen
eggs need not be more than 20 cents.

Further suggestions on feeding for
egg production will be found in Cir-
culars 76 and 82 Of the Missouri Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station and
Circular 26 of the Extension Service.

MAKE MORE PORK
WITH FOOD WASTE

 

Even though the hog furnishes the
most meat for a given amount of feed
and will produce it in the quickest
time, the Department of Agriculture
points out that this meat should be
produced mainly from food wastes and
not from good grain that would fur-
nish food directly to man. The great
economy in pork prodution comes
from the ”fact that pigs furnish a
by-product from these wastes and do
not need the high-grade feeds that
beef cattle must have.

Wastes on farms and in the towns
make good hog feed; by-products from
cannerios. bakeries, fishieries, packing
plants and the like can be utilized as
hog feed and to better economic ad-
vantage than in any other way. Dairy
wastes are particularly valuable as hog
feed and promote rapid growth with a

good money return for every gallon"
fed.
The farm orchard furnishes large

quantities. of windfallen or defective
fruit, which is relished by hogs, and
is beneficial if fed in small quantities
frequently. and not all at one feed.
Garden wastes, tops of vegetables,
culls Of all sorts, even weeds are read-
ily eaten, and such as may not be eat-
en will be worked over, going into the
bedding and adding to the manure.
Kithcn lastes are an excellent
source Of food for hogs, but should be
kept at a minimum, because practi-

cally all food prepared for man’s use
should be eaten by him.

Y. 5/7559

 

 

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MILK SUBSTITUTES
IN CALF REARING

 

“Whole milk is the natural food
for calves for it contains nutrients
i the proper prOportion, as everyone
knows. “It will produce larger gains
in live weight than skim milk and
other feeds,” Prof. W. E. J. Edwards
Of the animal husbandry department
of the Michigan Agricultural cei-
lege advises, “but ‘hese gains. are
made at a greater expense, owing to

- the high value of whole milk as a

human food. Calves Shoul l, howev-
er, be given whole milk for the first
two or three weeks, or perhaps : me-
what longer. This insures a good
healthy start. ,

“But with the demand for whole
milk increasing yearly as a result
Of growing consumption of it in our
large centers of population, skim milk
is not readily available on many farms.
Several satisfactory milk substitutes,
however, which have been used quite
extensively for calf feeding, are on
the market~ A good milk substitute

will produce practically as healthy.

and rapid growth in the calf as will
skim milk, and at a greatly reduced
cost.

“When high'class breeding stock
is being produced, whole milk can
be fed profitably until the calf is sev-
eral months old, though skim milk
may be ful at from two to four weeks
Of age, depending upon the health
and thriftiness Of the calf, care be-
ing taken that the change from whole
to skiuLmilk is made very slowly.

“Recent investigations have shown,
however, that home made mixtures
which cost much less will give equal-
ly as good results. One of the best is
made by thoroughly mixing equal parts
by weight of hominy feed, linseed
meal, “red dog” flour and dried blood.
A ‘small amount of this mixture may
be used with the whole milk when
the calf is from seven to ten days
Old. Gradually increase the meal,
mixing it with water in the propor-
tion Of one part to seven parts of
water. As the mixture is increased,
decrease the amount of whole milk
so that when the calf has reached the
age of five or six weeks the calf meal
will have replaced all of the skim milk.
At this time about one and one-quarter
pounds Of the calf meal should be fed
daily. "Gradually increase the amount
to from one and one-half to one and
three-quarters pounds per day at six
months Of age.

“Good results may also be Obtained
by making a gruel Of three-quarters
Of a pound of rolled oats to from six
to eight pints Of boiling water, let-
ting the mixture stand until cool
enough to feed. Substitute this for
whole milk gradually after the calf
is from ten to fourteen days old.

“Calf meals, Whether home—made or
commercial. are used simply as sub-
stitutes for milk and a good roughage
with a liberal supply of growing con-
centrates, such as oats and bran. with
possibly some corn Or barley, should
be given if satisfactory development
is to be Obtained.”

 

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G. H. oONN. D. v.. Editor

 

‘E HAVE some young grade l‘lol—
stein heifers that are about one
year old at this time. We want to breed
them and Would like your advice as to
the proper age to breed them.—L. K.,
Eaton Rapids.

If these heifers have grown well and
are strong and vigorous you can sal'clly
breed them at eighteen months of age.
If they are small and have not grown
very well it might be well to let them go
until they are nearly two years old be—
fore breeding them.

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E HAVE a very good bull to head
our herd of Holsteins and have
never allowed any outsiders to breed to
him. We have several neighbors who
are very anxious to breed their‘cows to
him and we do not know what to do
about it. What would you adv1se?—W.
J., Muskegon.
Under no circumstances would I breed
any outside cows to a. herd hull of mine
unless I was absolutely sure that they

were healthy and then you can not be”

very sure of this, and for this reason I
would make the fee so high that they
would not desire his services. You can-
not afford to bring some disease such as
abortion into your herd for the sake of
a. few dollars.

 

)UNG cow had her first calf last fall.

Salf had to be taken from her and so

did the after-birth. She has been bred

eight times since but fails to get with

calf. She comes in heat regularly.——F. A.,
Wastenaw county, Mich.

This cow should be examined by a
competent veterinarian at once as there
is possibily some condition here of the
ovaries or the tubes that lead from the
ovaries to the womb that would respond
to proper treatment. It is a common
thing for cows to fail to breed after it
has been necessary for the removal Of the
after-birth. It is now thought by many
that the retention of the afterbirth is
brot about by the same germ that causes
contagious abortion in cows. Occasion-
ally the germ from the ovary of the cow
becomes lodged in the ovary and will not
find its way to the womb and just as
long as it refuses to do so the cow will
not get with young. A competent veter—
inarian can correct this condition when it
is present but it causes somedittle stu-
dy and effort on the part of a vetcrinari-
an to be able to handle such conditions as
this.

— .
For, 100,000 Cattle
200,000.. Sheep!
THERE is 9 months’ grazing every
year on the luxuriant and nutritious

native grasses of the ,Free Open Ram
surrounding the farm lands in the

Highlands 9! Louisiana

 

This uturn eis Free to the Northern farmer-
who lfave bought and are buying at our low priceo
on easy terms. On theselands twa or three culti-
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We believe this to be the greatest opportunity in
America fior the stock raiser and general farmer.
Mild winters, ample rainfall, productive I011.
healthful climate. '

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Are You a Timid Mother?
‘HE AVERAGE mother keeps her child back
because of her timidity. She is afraid to
let it advance to the next step in its devel-
opment. For instance, a mother of my acquaint-

ance kept her child off the floor entirely until it
was eleven rr’mths old because me was afraid of
draughts. She missed a great deal, that mother.
My little son sat up alone when he was six months
and one week old, and following my owu wise
mother’s advice, I put him on the floor immedi-
ately. It was astonishing to watch his rapid de-
velopment. He was able to amuse himself by
playing with his toys almost immediately. Al-
though he had several falls, he never seemed. to
hurt himself. He started to hunch himself about
in a couple of months, and when he was well into
his ninth month he crawled on the floor. It was
only a week or so after that he began to creep on
his hands and kn‘ées, and when he was ten months
old, he began to hang on things, and stand on his
feet. It was no time, of course, until he could
walk, and all this regardless of the fact that the
was a very heavy baby, and everyone predicted
that he would not walk at an early age.

I think the wisest plan to follow in rearing
babies is to let Nature take the lead and you
follow after. A child will seldom attempt any

thing beyond his strength. and you are always .

there to keep him away from danger. To keep a
baby off the floor is as foolish as to keep a puppy
off the floor. Another wise plan is. to let them
pick themselves up when they fall. A child can
be taught self—reliance in this way. The fearful
mother is always saying, “Be careful, you’ll fall!"
and carrying her heavy offspring up and down
the steps, picking him up when he falls down,
and sympathizing with him thereby prolonging
his cries. and making him feel very much abused,
and doing many foolish things that are easily
avoidable if a person will just use her good
sense.

One of the hardest tasks the timid mother has
to do is to conquer this feeling of timidity in her-
self. She doesn't want, to have her child grow up
to be a dependent. and “tied to her apron strings."
Of course she wants him to be forceful and to have
lots of character and reliance. Still she hinders
him in babvhood. and forms an unsteady ground-
work for him to build on. I have seen children
shriek with terror because it thundered. and
have almost. invariably traced the reason back to
its mother. A mother just has to brace herself
and reins-e, to show fear when her child is around.
When we consider that the little souls come into
the world knowng nothing only what we teach
them, we know when they grow up to lack charac
for in any certain line, we have only ourselves to
blame. Wc are the ones who are going to to
held accountable if our children are wilful and
disobedient to the laws when they grow up.
Children should be taught to obey, whether they
want to or not. This shouldwhe so ground into
them, this and the desire to always do right.
whether it is in accordance with their desire or
not, that when they are away from home and far
from the influence of parental authority, they will

automatically do the right thing—the noble
thing.
Let’s eliminate fear altogether from our own

lives, and from our children's lives. Let them
take their bumps, but love them heaps, of course,
and be sympathetic, too. But above all, teach
them to stand on their own two feet. to be self-
reliant,
eyes. and brains unhampered by reading “Dia—
mond Dick” yarns and lurid literature. Briefly,
let’s use our heads. The Lord gave all of us
“mother sense,” even those timid mothers, who
are constantly retarding the development of their
babies, it they would just use it!

Eat the Perishable Stuff,

T IS THE woman of the house who plans what
is to be eaten. If she plans well—plans to
save the meat, save the wheat, and eat the

perishable stuff-«the men at the front can be fed.

and strong, to face the world with clear -

ANNE CAMPBELL 51m..smron ’

Itis yOur'boy “out there," or is he.somewhere
in America. working for‘ Uncle Sam? If that 'boy
is to be well‘ fed, yc .: 'must fall m with the plans
of the Food‘ Administration. The Prtasident asked
them to make these plans, and when you work
with them, you are working for your country and
your boy.

> Now, this does not mean starving your own
family. The family must be fed and fed well,
for when it" comes to eating, men folks and boys
won't stand for any foolishness. If you ask
them to eat less you are wasting your breath.

Your job is to teach them to eat differently by ‘

putting the something different before them.
Here is the whole idea—save all you canof

what can be shipped, eat all you can of what ‘1

cannot be shipped. RGlV‘“'Ylbel' that it is wheat,
meat, butter. and sugar that are needed by the
Allies; plan to feed your family patriotically. A
hungry man, can eat a pound of meat. half a
pound of meat, or a quarter pound of meat, and
be satisfied—it all depends on the trimmings he
acts with that meat.

There lies the woman’s job—in the kind of
trimmings you are-going to give him. All of
you have heard somebody say, “Well goodness,
Ma, what else can I eat? I got to have some-
thing.” Your part will be to have that something

 

I! I’m Going Up to Uncle Bill’s

I’M GOING up to Uncle Bill’s,
And say, I’m glad to go!

That’s where I have the nicest time

Of any place I know;

For Uncle Bill lives on a farm,

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And Uncle Bill will meet me there
3 With “Welcome" on his face!
brooklet tinklcs through the farm
Where fishes love to play.
When I go up to Uncle Bill’s
I’ll catch ’cm all some day,
And than upon the old wood stove
I’ll fry ’em nice and brown.
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As that one is, in town!
BOUT six miles from Uncle Bill's
A The road leads into town.
And Saturday we take the car
And all go whlzzing down!
We stop at Mavthcws' Drug Store then
And buy, with lots of fuss.
Some postal cards to send to folks
Not havin’ fun like us!
I’M~golng up to Uncle Bill’s
And I can hardly wait.
I?” be so happy when I open wide
The old front gate.
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ready—something that is filling and at‘ the same
time in line with patriotism. That means hard
work and thinking ahead and saving ahead dur-
ing the summer and fall months .when the fields
and the woods are full of foodstuffs waiting for
you, the women of America, to gather and store.
Soldiers of the commissary, forward!

Odd Gifts

RATHER odd bag, fashioned like those of
several years ago, is made with a pocket
at each end, and is closed and drawn« to-

gether in the center with crocheted rings, to be
suspended from the wrist. Silver gray is effec-
tive to use in making this bag, using fat coral

beads for the center of the crocheted wheels that .

for the design
Crochet the inner lining tightly of cotton, gray,
or rose color, as you prefer.

Poorly Arranged Kitchen Hinders Work

HE KITCHEN is the most important
institution on the farm. Some folks will

disagree with that statement, just after
meal—time, or in the winter when they are
fat and lazy. But make the same sug-

gestion about 11 o’clock o. in midwafternoon of
a summer harvest day and the resolution will
carry without a dissenting voice. Now doesn’t

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GOOD APPPLEBUTTEB- FROM WINDFALLS
HOME CANNED 1

Wash yOur glass jars; wash rubbers: test
rubbers for quality. Or wash well-glazed stone--
ware jars and overs. Boil empty jars for 15

. minutes
MeaSure the apples. Wash and slice into
small pieces. Add 4 gallons 01' water for each
- bushel of apples Boil until fruit is soft. Run
througha screene or sieve. To the pulp from
each bushel of apples add 2 gallons of concen-
trated cider. Bring to a boil Add 12 pounds
of sugar. Cook until proper consistency Add,
spices, cinnamon and cloves, to taste. When
butter is as thick as desired pour it at once
into hot jars and seal immediately.

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shduld be efficient?

souri, Agricultural Extension Service, says: "The

farm kitchen is the farm woman’s most important,

workshOp and in many ways the chief-roomjof
Its equipment and arrangement may
easily make .the difference between a tired, over-
worked, "worn-out housewife, and one who has
some time and energy left for recreation after
the day‘s work is done.” This circular has just
come from the press and contains a general dis-
cussion of the efficiency of the kitchen. It also
contains plans and suggestions for arrangement
and equipment of the kitchen. It is illustrated
with pictures and drawings of some Missouri
farm kitchens which have proved successful. Cop-
ies of this circular may be had on application to
the College of Agriculture, Columbia, Missouri.

Too frequently the kitchen is arranged without
regard to the rest of the house or proper location.
Too frequently, also, the farm woman must per,
form her work in the kitchen With tools and im-
plements which were used by her grandmother
while her husband provides the latest farm ma-
chinery for performing his work. He could not
be induced to use the cradle or the flail in wheat
produetion, or to prepare his land with the wood-
en mold-board plow and the brush harrow. Why
then, should the farm woman have to contend
with an antiquated kitchen or with antiquated
equipment?

Those planning to build or remodel their kitch-
ens would do well to apply for this circular.

Bottle Fruit Juices Now

OMEN IN THE country who doubled their

garden plots last spring are now busily

saving the surplus for winter use. It is a
time when everything piles up at once, and any
suggestion that lightens the job ought to be
welcomed by overworked “conservationists.”

Nothing seems quite so hot as jelly making,
and it will be found a relief to bottle fruit juices
in summer to be made up into jellies in winter
as needed. and when there is cash to spare for
sugar. If you find yourself overstocked with
fruit. juice when fruit time rolls around again,
you have lost nothing but a little labor.

There are several uses to which this fruit
juice may be put. It makes delightful drinks or
fruit punches, which when serve; With plain
sponge cake makes a delicate desert or refresh-
ment for small gatherings.

Children will appreciate fruit syrups or “hon-
eys." They are delicate in flavor. These syrups
are made by cooking the juice with sugar until
it is as thick as maple syrup Then too the
fruit juice may be used in winter sauces or added
to dried fruits in making preserves.

If fruit is scarce, apples and pears too defer
tive for preserving. or cores and peelings left
over from preserving may be used for making
fruit juice. Or the juice may be evaporated to
a syrup without sugar, and used as sauce for
breakfast cakes. '

In preparing the juice for bottling, proceed
as for jelly. When juice is extracted heat to
almost boiling and pour into a small-necked bot—
tle. The bottle and cork should be taken from
boiling water in which it has been for half an
hour. Drain, pour in the hot juice, cork with
sterile cork and coat with sealing wax or hot
parafl‘ne. ‘

Juices extracted from berries or grapes will be
found particularly good for drinks and sauces,
while apples, pears and peaches make agreeably
flavored syrups. Apples and pears with an in
dividual flavor should' be selected for this pur-
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on transient labor to harvest their
crops. 'This year these laborers have
been taken under the‘selective ser-
vice lam—Monroe N ems-Courier.
While dealers in other towns were
selling peaches at $2.50 per bushel last
week, local dealers were offering them
at $1.95. Hundreds of buyers came
from neighboring villages for their
peaches—Deckervilte Recorder.

 

 

The milk ondensary has been busy
night and day for the past few weeks
preparing a big shoipment of condens
ed milk to Japan. The Mt. Pleasant

' concern is now the largest in the state

and one of the.1argest in the United
States.——Isabella County ‘ Enterprise.

 

Frank ' Hopkins, farmer of Wise
township, Isabella county, received
$1719'for beans from 18 acrres, kept
75 bushels for seed, valued at $500,
culled beans- worth.$40, and fodder
he would not sell for less than $50,
value all told, $2309.—‘Gladwin Coun-
ty Record. ,

A. prominent farmer of Monroe
county said this morning that the
farmers throughout the county are
sowing large crops of wheat and that
fifty per cent more wheat would be
sowed this year than last year. He also
stated that the corn crop would be
good if the frost will hold off ten
days more, and that farmers would
average 75 per cent of their corn
crop—Monroe Courier.

 

Gordon Frost of Moseley, was in the
office last night and told us that he
was forced to sell about twenty.five
head of choice cattle owing to the fact
that the corn crop would not be so
that he could fill his Silas andfithat
rather than feed the surplus stock on
expensive feeds during the winter,
he had decided to sell off part of his
stock. Mr. Frost harvested 70 acres
of beans this year. in addition to the
rest of the farm crops which he had.
~Belding News.

 

The Hires Condensed Milk Co. is
now making plans for the erection
of a factory at Deckerville within
the very near future. Asked if he
thought that the company would be
gin operations by spring Mr. C. H.
Chamberlain, the company’s represen-
tative at Ubly, said: “Oh, yes, before
spring; just as soon as matters can
be acted upon by the company offi-
cials.” This will be good news to
dairymen in this vicinity and will be
the means of greatly increasing the
production of milk. The company ex-
pects to have a carload of.cows to
place with the producers of this vicin-
ity within ten days or two weeks—
Deckcrvillc Recorder.

 

Grant H. Slocum, of Detroit, Su-
preme Secretary of the Gleaners and
one of its organizers, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the convention, Oc-
tober 19. As founder of the order 23
year ago, Mr. Slocum has since de«
voted his entire time to organizing
um farmers of Michigan and adjoin-
ing states. He is considered one of
the best authorities on agricultural
problems in Michigan and is a con-
vincing and forceful speaker, He

 

will speak on “Progress and Prob—
lems” at the Richmond meeting——
Birmingham Eccentric.

Addison. Cement City, Pittsford,

Brooklyn and Blissfield cheese factor-
ies and creameries are among the mlik
buying institutions that have under-
gone changes of late, some closing
and others remaining open as re-

ceiving stations for city concerns, and

we uncerstand other nearby factories

'of like nature are facing like fates.

These changes, while in a way regret-
table, do not nOticeably affect busi-
ness of the smaller towns, as the farm—
ers' relation to his home community
is not changed thereby. The great
factor in forcing the, change, in favor
of the condensories and larger plants
is the war conditions, the government
being ‘in the market for 90 per cent

,7 of all the product of the condensories.

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The action of the Government food
supply committee, in placing the mar-
ket price of sugar at $7.25 per hund-
redweight, assures beet growers of
Michigan an average of $8 per ton
for their beets this year, according to
W. H. Wallace, general manager of
the Michigan Sugar company, who re-
turned from Washington. where he
took part in conferences with the
committee. Growers have been given
a contract price of $1 per hundred-
weight during the sugar months.
While the Government fixed the min-
imum at $7.25, Mr. Wallace believes
sugar will probably average below
that figure.—0roswcll Jeflcrsoniara

 

There are many movements on foot
for the settlement and development
of Northern Michigan land but per-
haps the biggest one that comes close
to home is that which is being. direct-
ed by the Sweigert Land 00. of Chi-

.cago, and that has its working head-

quarters at Westwood near Manoe-
lo'na, for this part or the country. The
company brings in a large number of
men, men with money, who are given
the most liberal opportunity for in-
vestigation of the country and who
are eventually sold lands for homes
and farms. The proposition is car-
ried on in a systematic manner and
the results are said to have been good.
It is understood that the company
will shortly have a large number of
workers on this land, the men being
brought to Northern Michigan from
other states—Gaylord Herald and
Times.

GET MORE SERVICE
FROM THE MILK CAN

 

One of the most serious preventa-
ble losses in the dairy business is
the rapid depreciation of milk and
cream cans. This is due partly to
rough and careless handling in tran-
sit but in large measure also to rust
resulting from insufficient drying.

The United States Food Adminis-
tration considers this situation ‘a
serious one for several reasons. Plen-
ty of milk and cream cans are abso-
lutely necessary for the proper dis-
tribution of the Nation’s dairy food
supply; yet it is important not to
overload the metal-morking indus-
tries With orders for new cans.
~Several large cream-cries have in-
stalled machines for straightening
battered cans; also retinning equip
ment by means of which a fresh tin-
ned surface may be given to cans
that have begun to rust.

By timely repairs of this kind the
service is greatly lengthened at a
cost much less than that of new cans.
But for farm dairies the following
suggestions coming from a Federal
dairy expert will help to make cans
and utensils longer lived even in the
absence of the special equipment re-
ferred to.

After the cans have been thorough-
ly washed with lukewarm water and
washing powder, rinse and scald. Al—
low the cans to drain until dry and
place on a rack with the mouths down.
Cans handled in this manner will
keep sweet and clean and retain their
bright tinned surface.

In addition to the longer service
which they will g‘ve there is the ad-
ded benefit of purer flavors in the
milk and cream shipped in them. Dry
well-aired cans help to prevent metal-
ic and musty flavors so frequently
encountered in shipped cream.

Important !

Speaking of Government crop re-
ports, we beg to remind our readers
that on October 1st, 1916. the Gov-
ernment fonecasted a yield of 318,—
When

the crop was dug, however, there was
a shortage of exactly 53,000,000 bush-
els—a mere bagatelle—for in its De—
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$65,000

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Here is pretty good evidence on
which to base our many times re-
peated statement that the government
is way off on its 1917 report.

THIS FARMER SAYS
PROFIT IS VERY SMALL

You have asked the readers of
MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING to write
you if $1 per bu. would be satisfac-
tory for potatoes. I will only answer
for myself and say it would not be
with the high cost of everything else.
The profit to the farmer would be
very small. We must pay a very high
price for everything we buy and when
we figure up the cost of raising an
acre of potatoes, then take the yield
per acre, at $1 per bushel, how much
of a profit have we. $1 now equals
only about 400 before the wait—S. T.
d. Fife Lakc.

P. S.—I consider the BUSINESS
FARMING as O. K. and ace high. I
read mine and then distribute them
among others, in all cases they say
“guess I’ll sign for it.”

 

Precautions for the Wheat Grower

 

It is the patriotic duty of every
farmer who has a field planted
to wheat to prevent the enormous
loss from winter killing. It has boon
provcn to the satisfaction of every
man who has done so that a covering
of shredded straw will absolutely
prevent heaving caused by the dos-
tructive freeze and thaw action which
kills wheat. It has the effect on Wheat
that a covering of straw has on straw-
berries or any other winter crop.

Prepare now to give your wheat
fields such a top dressing this winter
with the aid of your manure spreader.
Every straw pile is worth almost as
much as barnyard manure as fertil-
izer because it will put the humus
back into the soil and restore the
phosphorus and potash which has
been removed by the former crop.
Besides its fertilizing qualities, it is
virtually an insurance policy against

winter killing of wheat when used

as a top dressing on the
field.

planted

“If you can’t put a gun on your
shoulder," says the Indiana State
Council of Defense, “put a silo on
your farm.”

Every Day It Happens

——cars are stolen by the score—so metimes they are .found in the ditCh
at the end of long joy-ride—sometimes they are never ‘
either case there is big loss out of pocket unless the car is Insured.

CITIZENS MUTUAL FIRE, THEFT
. AND LIABILITY INSURANCE

and defy the joy-riding auto thieves.

 
  
   

Wm. E. ROBB, Sec’y
CITIZENS MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO.,
Howell, Michigan

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FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS—‘Vrlto in
your wants, what; you want to buy, or
sell or exchange and if your; are a
paid - up subscriber to MICHIGAN
BUSINESS FARMING we will insert
your “'aut Ad in this column ONE
TIME FREE. This is the way to
make YOUR \VANTS KNOW'N. Only
one want ad one time to each sub-
scriber. Seud in yours today and see
how quickly your wants are answered.
Address, MICHIGAN BUSINESS
FARMING, “'unt Ad.. I)ept_,. Mt.
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ADVERTISING

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If so give us this information: Loca-
tion, section, township, county, acre;

‘ work, waste and woodland, hilly, level.
1 rolling, soil, laku,‘ streams, well, cistern,

:windmill, silo. barns, all outbuildings,
‘pamted, fences, orchard, fruit, berries,

school, roads, distance to market, price,
terms, possession. (in receipt of this in—
formation we will write you what we can
do. Our reference, this paper. WAL-
TER C. PIPER, Largest Farm Land
Operator in Michigan, 410 Holden Build—
ing, Detroit, Mich_

ACRES South Michigan Farm for
40 sale, Branch county, Soil

dark sandy loam; new ground, all
under cultivation. Threshers’ records
show this farm produced 28 bu. wheat to
the acre. 7-room house, good cellar and
best water, medium-sized barn, silo and
out-buildings, This farm is in a. highly
productive state. 1 mile from Sherw00d.
Price, $3,500. W. A. Johnson, owner,
R. 1, Sherwood, Michigan.

 

 

FOR SALE A Cypress water tank
and steel tower; also
pumping outfit with same; just what
you want for small water system_ Address
Chas. H. Chase, East Lansing, Mich,

 

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A bargain. Ad-

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dress C. E., care Michigan Business
Farming, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

   

    
     

 

 


 

OF SUMMER RESORT

PIANOS

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0m 14th Annual Clearance of
Returned-irom-Rental Instruments

is the Greatest Piano and Player-Piano Sales Event in All
the History of the Music Business. It presents a triple saving.

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It is an opportunity such as no other house
can offer, for we do practically the“ entire sum-
mer rental business among the thousands who
spend the season at the various resorts. All

these instruments come back upon our hands
at the close of the resort season. Other in-
struments have taken their places on our floor

of our warerooms — the need of drastic
measures will be fully apparent to you.

This returned-fromi-rental stock must go!—
not in the ordinary course of business, but
with a rush—an immediate whirlwind clear-
ance is a vital necessity—and we’ve made this
certain by offering to you and to over a thous-

 

and other quick buyers a chance for saving
such as no careful. buyer can afford to miss-e
bargains that admit of no delay!

——hundreds of new Pianos and Player-Pianos
ready for the opening of the new musical sea-
son. What this means can only be fully real-

You Save All the Rent

Every dollar we have received as rental is deducted from the original cost of these instruments
—and in many cases the original price is much less than the regular price of the same instrument
today for many manufacturers have raised the prices since spring; so you -save not only the
mntal but the increase as well. Nor is this all—further advances in wholesale prices are altogeth-
er probable in the near future. You save this added increase in buying now. There never was
a Piano sale that meant so much to you as this—no better time to take advantage of it than

right nowaODAY!

$425 Grinnell Bros.
Sale Price $298

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Every instrument is fully adjusted, refinished if neces-
sary, and carefully tuned. Many of them cannot be told
from new. Besides, back of each one is the reputation and
resources of the House of Grinnell. Then, too, the piano
you select goes into your home on

Free Exchange Trial
Learn fully of this. Your complete and lasting satis-
faction is made absolutely certain.

EASY PAYMENT TERMS

Monthly or quarterly payments to suit your conven-
ience. Make the cheer and gladness of music a. part of
your home life from this time on.

List will show stock in our Detroit 10(17‘07'007228 at hour list is mailed.

Freight Paid .

€32,313?“ Erinnell Bras

FREE with Piano. STORE OPEN EVENINCS DURING SALE
mm" Drape and Mus“ Detroit Headquarters: 243-247 Woodward Avenue

Rolls with Player-Piano

GRINNELL BROS.,
Detroit, Mich.

Gentleinenz—You may mail me complete descrip-
tive list of your Summer Resort Piano ( ) Player-
l‘izmo ( ) Sale Bargains. (Check list desired.) It
is understood that purchase may be made direct or
through nearest Branch Store. Also that this re-
quest places me under no obligation whatever.

$350 Stuyvesant
Sale Price $131

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“Pianolas, Aeolians,
Grinnell Bros., Playtona,

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' ' ‘ 57-59 Monroe Ave, and 2954 E. Jcfl’crson Ave, Detroit;
Slmllar Bargalns at All our BranCh Stores Adrian, Ann Arbor, Bay City, Escanaba, Flint, Hancock
Highland Park, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Port Huron, Pontiac, Saginaw, Sault Ste. Marie, Traverse City, Ypsilanti,
('lmflzam Ont, Windsor Ont, and warerooms at Hillsdale, Morenci, Owosso, Charlotte, Greenville, Ionia, Milford,
iimada I’ttOSku. Cadillac, Royal Oak, Wgandotte, Mt Clemens, Hernia, Ont, St. Thomas, Ont

$400 VOSE
Sale Price $222

 

 

 

 

 

$400 H. F. Miller $350 Everett $350 WEGMAN
Sale Price $165 Sale Price $188 Sale Price $212

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$350 Behr Bros.
Sale. Price $150

$400 Sterling
Sale Price $272

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