The Independent Farm, Home and Market Weekly, for Michigan Business Farmers

 

 

Vol. V - No. 13

SATURDAY, DECEMBER lst, 1917.

$1 PIB rm.-—xo Premiuml,
Free List or Clubbing Utter:

 

Attitude of Special Commission Favorable
to Higher Prices to Milk Producers

Decision of Commission Appointed to Determine
Wholesale and Retail Price of Milk for Detroit of
Vital Interest to Every Producer in Michigan

As we go to press the milk com-
mission appointed by Governor Sleep-
er at the request of the Michigan Milk
Producers’ Ass’n for the purpose of
determining what price the producers
who supply the city of Detroit are en-
titled to for their milk and what the
consumers should pay, is still in ses-
sion. We had hoped to present the
outcome of the conference to our read-
ers this week, but in view of the large
amount of testimony that had to be
considered by the commission, it was
unable to complete its investigation
and make a report within the period
expected, and as a result we are com—
pelled to close our pages without this
valuable information.

The comm-issioncame into being
thru the efforts of the officers of the
Michigan Milk Producers’ Ass’n, who
had grown tired of the constant strug-
gle between the producers ’and dis-
tributors and were anxious to let the
light of publicity shine full upon the
situation, believing that the consumer
would be fair enough to concede the
producers’ demands even at the cost
of higher retail prices. The produc~
ers agreed Without any hesitanCy to
abide by the findings of the commis-
sion and to accept whatever price they
deemed was equitable after a review
of the facts. The distributors were
not so willing to place their case into
the hands of a dis-
interested commit-
tee but largely thru
the efforts of W.
J. Kennedy, presi-
dent of Towar's
Creamery Company
distributing com-
panies representing
about, 90 per cent
of the total number
of milk wagons ply-
lllg‘ lllO City, finally
agreed to plead

their case before
the commission and
abide by the- result.

The commission
convened last Fri
day afternooii at
the Detroit Board
of (‘ommerce Pres—
ident N. F. Hull
presented the pro-
ducers’ case very
briefly and com-
pletely, laying es-
pecial emphasis up—
on the‘ fairness and
justness of their
.demands. He ear-
nestly declared that
positively all the
producers wanted '
was a price to cor-

follows:

er the cost of production plus a fair
profit.

Secretary Reed told the commsision
that in investigating and determin-
ing the wholesale and retail prices of
milk, the most valuable human food
in existence, they were making history
in which the entire country was in-
terested. In his eloquent and earnest
manner Mr. Reed impressed the com-
mittee with the dignity and impor-
tance of their task and urged
them to consider the matter strictly
from an unprejudiced standpoint, bas-
ing their decision wholly upon the
facts to be laid before them.

Splendid addresses were made by D.
D. Aitken of Flint, and Milo D. Camp
bell of Goldwater, who is president of
the National Milk Producers' Ass’n,
and who has been in Washington the
larger part of the last four months in
conference with Mr. Hoover.

W. J. Kennedy of the Towar’s Cream-
ery spoke as an indirect representative
of the Detroit dealers. He very diplo-
matically conceded that the producers
should have more money but said that
it was impossible for the distributors
to pay more with milk at 12 cents per
quart. Endeavoring to explain the

wide margin between the price paid to
the producer and that charged the con-
sumer, Mr. Kennedy admitted that
the fault lay principally in'the waste-

ful distributing methods, involving
a duplication of routes by several dif-
ferent companies. He said he had
positive knowledge of a case Where
20 different dealers were delivering
milk within the same block. Other
causes to which he attributed the high
cost of distribution included shrink-
age, breakage of bottles, and high la-
bor costs, incident to the city of De-
troit.

It would be impossible to review in
detail the mass of figures and docu-
mentary evidence laid before the com-
mission by the milk dealers, to show
that they were losing money every
day. Altho each representative had
cost sheets covering expense of con-
ducting their plants for various per-
iods of the year, each of which dis-
closed a deficit, written right down
in red ink where everyone could see,
none of them had a plausible explan-
ation as to why they were still in
business and present at the meeting
to argue their case.

From the various statements laid
before the commission we are able to

. gather the following summary:

1. The producers are entitled to
an advance in the price of milk which
will cover the cost of production plus
a 10 per cent profit. This is what
the producers ask. ‘As the basis of
their costs, they are willing to accept
the data gathered by F. T. Redell of
the experiment station.

2. The distributors practically
agree that the farmers must have
higher prices to meet the const'iniiv
increasing costs, and they use the same

 

 

Special Milk Commission Appointed by Governor Sleeper t0 60"" DOtI'Oit'B milk problem. From-left to right, they are as
Mrs. Robert Grindloy, representative of the Women’s Clubs; J. Walter Drake, representative. of Detroit Board of
Commerce; Hon. Fred M. Warner, former governor of Michigan; Frank Martel, representative of Detront Federation of Labor;
Hon. Fred L. Woodworth, state dairy and food commissioner; Hon. I. R. Waterbury, member state board of agriculture; Hon.
'Ju.'N McBride, state market director; Prof. A. C. Anderson of the Mlchisan Anlcultural Colleto.

arguments to show that they, too, are
entitled to higher prices.

3. The cost of distributing milk
in the city of Detroit is abnormally
high. Whether this is wholly due to
the causes enumerated by the distrib-
utors, or to overcapitalization and ex-
cessive salaries has not yet been made
clear.

4. Assuming that the figures pre—
pared by public accountants showing
the gross income and expenses of the
creamery companies are correct, there
is very little money in the creamery
business in the city of Detroit today.
The Towar’s Creamery Company claim
their net profits are about three tenths
of one per cent per quart, which on a
gross business of 100,000 quarts per
day means a daily income of $300.
Part of this amount, however, must go
toward paying taxes and depreciation,
or at least so declared Mr. Kennedy.

5. The price of milk in Detroit is
no higher than in many other cities
of equal size and less than in some
cities. However, without exception,
the distributors in those cities where
milk is retailing at 12 cents a quart.
are paying much higher prices to
farmers than are the Detroit distrib‘
utors.

G. Undoubtedly the commission will
grant the producers the price they
ask. And unless a careful checking
of the books of the creamery compan-
ies by a disinterested accountant is
made revealing padded charges, the
commission' will recommend higher
prices to the distributors, on the has-
is of the figures
they have submitted
This means that
the producers will
receive for their
December milk
($3.47 cost plus
10% Dl‘Ofit). and
the price to the
consumer will go
up to 14 and pos-
sibly 15 cents per
$3.47 per hundred
quart.

What will be the
final outcome 01
this investigation
into the Detroit
milk situation? It
must be admitted
by all who have
any knowledge oi
the situation at all
that any recommen-
dations made at
this time can have
only a temporary
effect. As long as
individuals or cor-
porations perform-
ing any kind of a
function in the dis
tributing of farm
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NEW BEAN MAN
18 APPOINTED

K. P. Kimball, Erstwhile Bean
Jobber, Called to Washington
to Head Government’s
Bean Department

 

About the only development in the
bean situation which can be legiti-
mately called news is the appointment
of K. P. Kimball of Detroit to take
charge of the government’s bean de-
partment.

Mr. Kimball is a typical bean job
ber, having been associated at various
times with the Isbell Bean Company
and the C. J. Edgar Company. Wheth-
er he goes to Washington as a friend
or foe of Michigan bean producers is
not known, tho press dispatches upon
this point are very optimistic claim-
ing that Mr. Kimball will see to it
that Michigan growers get a square
deal and a fair profit.

It is stated that Mr. Kimball appre-
ciates the losses to which Michigan
and New York growers have been sub-
jected and will use his influence with
the Food Administration to protect the
farmers thru a fair price to the end
that they may be encouraged to plant
as large an acreage another year. It
is also declared that Mr. Kimball plans
to invite into consultation represen-

izations of the state.

If this is done, it will be the first
sensible move that has yet been made
to take the growers into the confidence
of the Administration and listen to
their “side of the story.” It should be
plain to the government that the farm-
ers of this state will not be foolish
enough to plant beans in any quan-
tity another year, if nothing is done to
save them from losses this year. We
shall endeavor to secure a statement
from Mr. Kimball relative to his plan
for satisfying the conditions in Michi-
gan, but,—

In the meantime, hang onto your
beans until they hit the $8 mark.

 

Last Minute Crop Reports

 

 

INGRAM (Southwest)——The bean sit-
uation in this locality is had. A few fields
that were early are good quality with a
small yield per acre, about 7 to 10 bu.
The late beans are soft and pick heavy.
Some will not be threshed at all, and
some will not be pulled, and some pulled
and stacked and will be fed to stock. One
farmer here had 60 acres, paid $10 per
bu. for seed, pulled 52 acres, lost 8 acres,
- threshed the 52 acres and got 350 bu. and
mostly all soft. Where are the beans
that will make a record crop for this
year? Corn is poor, and there will not
be much husked here; it won’t keep until
it is frozen and then stock won‘t eat it
until it is cooked. Every man who raised
sugar beets is mad; it looked like a good
contract, but now they say the govern-
ment has fixed the price of sugar, so our
contracts are no good, and the agent tells
us it is $8.25 per ton. F, H., Leslie.

(‘HEBOYGAN (South) — Cheboygan
county has had real winter weather this
week, all but the snow. The mercury
has registered as low as 8 degrees be—
low zero. The ground is frozen so as to
stop plowing and road work. Bean thresh-
ing and hay haling is the order of the day
at this time. Farmers are getting things
in shape for winter. This is the Week

 

 

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“R. E. Smith who has conducted
a general store at Leroy for sever—
al years, has the distinction of be.—
ing the only merchant, so far as
there is any record, to be tendered
a party by his customers “because
of his low prices and fair treat-
ment.” Two hundred of his pat—
rons gathered at Grange hall here
and dined Mr. Smith, then present-
ed him with a purse of 585."
Here’s an object lesson for those
few cross-grained, sour—visaged,
pessimistic country dealers who
still persist in believing that the
farmer is their worst enemy. Our
small town brethren would receive
vastly more consideration from the
farmers when they show by word
and action that they deserve it.

    

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- tatives 0f the various farmers‘ 0rgan-.

mnptiihicmcinhémc

of Thanksgiving, and although we are in
the midst of, trying times, we surely have
many things to be thankful for. If our
forefathers could give thanks on that
first Thanksgiving day we at this time
can surely do the same, if our hearts are
right—Wolverine.

NEWAYGO (Cannon—We have had
another fine week for farm work. Most
all of the beans are threshed, some were
good but many of them were very poor.
Farmers are not selling much. $1.00 per
cwt. is being paid ,for potatoes in Fre-
mont—C. B., White Cloud.

MISSAUKEE (North Central)—Farm-
ers are getting ready for winter. Some
fail plowing done. Weather very cold
for this time of year with no snow. No
potatoes are moving; they are not buy-
ing at Lake City. Farmers do hot want
to sell for less than $1 per bu.——-H. E. N.,
Cutcheon.

BENZIE (Southwest)—Farmers are
cutting their winter supply of wood. We
have had two weeks of pleasant weather
but it is snowing now. Farmers are sell—
ing beans, potatoes and cabbage: holding
potatoes for higher prices. Fuel scarce,
soft coal $9 per ton. Farmers get $2.75
for green stovewood and $3.75 for dry.—
G. H., Benzonia.

SAGINAW (Northwest)—Plowing has
been halted by the frost. The weather is
fine but cold. Hemlock farmers have set
the price of seed corn at $2.00 per bu.
ears. Corn is being husked very slowly
because of the large proportion. of soft
corn. Butchering is the order of the day.
Most farmers here have had meatless
weeks the past summon—M. S. G., Hem-
lock.

'(‘LINTON (West)-—-—Some clover being
threshed, yielding from 1 to 2 bu. per
acre. Not much wheat is sold, elevators at
Fowler and Pewama paying only $2.05
for No. 2 red, while the price should be
$2.10. Farmers are dissatisfied with
grading of wheat at elevators. At least
95 per cent of corn is soft and has to
be fed from field. Coal and wood very
scarce. No corn to be had and some are
obliged to feed wheat. which at the reg—
ular price is our cheapest feed—T.
Fowler.

FARMEIIELUB
ANNIVERSARY

Twenty-Five Years of Successful
Organization to be Properly
Celebrated With Two-Day
Program, Beginning:

Dec. 4.

.,

 

 

The Michigan State Association of
Farmers’ Clubs has rounded out a full
quarter of a century of existence, and
on Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week, Dec. 4th and 5th, will fittingly
observe the anniversary by a splendid
program, to be given in the senate
chamber of the State Capitol at Lan-
sing.

Hon. C. B. Scully, farmer-senator of
the 21st district, is president of the
Association and will preside at the
meeting. The general session will
open at 1 p. m. Tuesday, and a pro-
gram of speeches, music, readings, etc,
will be rendered during the afternoon
and evening. At the following morn-
ing’s session, Mr. C. F. Hainline of
Alma, vice-president of the association,
will conduct the club conference of
delegates; and reports of various com-
mittees will be heard. Among the
speakers of note who will take part
in the program are A. B. Cook of
Owosso; Walter B. Dickinson of New
York City; C. B. Scully of Almont;
J. L. Snyder, president emeritus of
the M. A. C.; Pres. F. S. Kedzie of the
M. A. 0.; Ralph Duff, secretary to
Governor Sleeper; J. N. McBride,
state market director; W. K. Prudden,
state fuel director; Dr. Caroline Bart-
lett Crane; Dean White of M. A. C.

Every club in the state has been
urged to send two delegates to the
convention, and President Scully says
a splendid treat is in store for all
who attend.

From the Morning’s Mail

 

We cannot find words to express
our appreciation of your paper. The
whole family and neighbors are great-
ly interested. Your views are clear-
ly and fairly stated. They must all
admit that. If they don’t help the
farmer this fall to what is his full

   

share, his just dues, what will happen
another year? We won't have the
heart to try to raise a big crop—W.
A., Alden, Mich.

Am using the envelope as suggested
in M. B. F. I appreciate your efforts
to get a fair price for beans. Have just
finished hauling my beans in, 18 acres.

Will probably have not over 100 bu. .

hand-picked beans from the '18 acres,
and mine are as good as the average
in‘ this community—M. E. 8., Sher-

_ man.

Find enclosed $1 to pay my subscrip-
tion to MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER. 4
think it is fine. I take four farm pap-
ers but none of them dare say what
M. B. F. does. Give us some more. It is
the best farmers have been getting for
some time, and if you can send some
coal with the next issue—but if you
can’t send the coal speak to the Lord
about it, for I guess all the other fel-
lows have been spoken to.—R.H., Clif-
ford.

 

All the farmers in this section think
MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER is the best
farm paper. It beats them all! I
would like to call your attention to
this: All threshing machine men must
send in an account of all the grain
threshed for every farmer, and of each
kind, to Lansing. Now, in threshing
beans they must send in the full
amount, and in looking at the beans I
find that about 40 per cent are cull
beans. or seconds. Now I am afraid
that the men at Lansing will get their
figures too high if their attention is
not called to it.-H. E. 0.. C'harlevotac.

I am pleased to send you $1 for
MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, which is
the most valuable paper, to me, that
has ever come to my house. Your ed-
itorials are splendid and your fear-
lessness and methods in dealing with
the various farmer questions that
arise, I admire. Your market pages
are so complete and your comments
on the markets show much study and
knowledge and are almost invariably
correct. If the farmers will follow
the advice given in M. B. F. they will
certainly win out in the long run.
Keep up the good work.‘0. M. L., AI-
bion. Mich.

 

You will find enclosed check for
one dollar for payment for your paper.
I like your paper, the M. B. F.. I like
the interest you take in the farmer,
especially the stand you took in tele-
graphing the Food Administration
about cutting the price of beans. That
means thousands of dollars to Michi-
gan farmers. I have 60 acres of beans
in myself, but on account of the wet
weather last spring and the early
frost this fall they won’t average over
four bushels to the acre and lots of
my neighbors' are worse than mine;
one farmer sowed his twice and then
plowed them under to plant wheat.
I think the beans in Huron county
won’t be more than a quarter of a crop
bon the average, so farmers must have
a good price for them, or they will not
pay expenses—J. F., Bad Awe.

I.sincerely believe you have the in-
terests of the farmer at heart. I wish
to call your attention to the way the
miller treats the farmer. Today I
took wheat to a flouring mill to ex-
change for flour. When I got there
the miller informed me -I could get
thirty—three (33) pounds of flour for
a bushel of wheat weighing.60 lbs.
If my wheat tested 60 lbs; but as he
informed me my wheat did not test
but 5les. he gave me 32 lbs. of flour
for my 60 lbs. of wheat. Understand,
there was no other feed of any kind
given, just 32 lbs. of flour. What do
you think of that? After a farmer
has raised a bushel of wheat he has
to give nearly 1/3‘ of it for merely hav-
it ground into flour.—~O’. 8., Demter.

 

AVERAGE MICHIGAN
PRICES LAST WEEK

Following are average Michigan
prices for week ending Nov. 24th:

Wheat, $2.04; oats, 64c; rye, $166174);
hay, $17.73; potatoes, $1.05; hens, 14c;
butter, 42c; eggs, 43c; hogs, 16c.

 

 

 

    

MILK costs

FOR MICHIGAN

Figures Compiled Under Direction
Dairy Department, M. A. 0.,
Estimate Cost for Decem-
ber, 1917, at $3.17 a
Hundred

 

 

It is a peculiar and lamentable fact
that no two farmers can quite agree
on the cost of producing milk, which
explains perhaps why it has been so
difficult in the past for the producers
to harmonize their ideas and work
jointly for a common price. Experts
the country over have guessed and
variously estimated the cost of milk
production, but an analysis of their
figures usually disclose something
overlooked or an unfair charge in-
cluded.

It remained for Prof. A. C. Ander-
son, professor of dairy husbandry of
the Michigan Agricultural College, to
make a study ’of the problem along
systematic and painstaking lines and
to finally arrive at a combination of
representative costs which has met
the approval of dairy experts the
country over.

Prof. Anderson chose Mr. F. T. Rid-
dell to supervise this important work
which covered a period of one year,
the observations being taken on 25
representative farms of Livingston
county, and covering 442 representa-
tive grade cows. Mr. Riddell appeared
before the milk committee which is
trying to decide what price the De-
troit distributors shall pay the farmer
and what they shall charge the con-
sumer, and it is believed that his cost
figures will be accepted by the com-
mittee.

We present below Mr. Riddell’s

” findings as to the cost of milk produc-

tion for the month of December. The
data was taken last December but
feed and other varying cost charges
have been revised to suit current con-
ditions:

The following data are the average
cost and credits per cow for the
month of December:

Unicorn, 96 lbs, ...... $57.00 $2.74
Gr. Oats, 48 lbs. ...... 39.00 .93
Bran, 32 lbs. .......... 40.00 .64
C. S. Meal, 9 lbs. ...... 57.00 .25
Mixed hay, 313 lbs. 18.00 2.82
Stover, 96 lbs. ........ 7.00 .34
Silage, 944 lbs. ........ 7.00 3.30
Bean pods, 41 lbs. ..... , 10.00 .21
Alfalfa, 52 lbs. ........ 19.00 .49
Beets, 19 lbs. ‘ ........ 6.00 .06
Straw bedding, 119 lbs.. 6.00 .36

Manager’s lbr, 5.8 hrs. at 250.. 1.45

Common lbr., 8.2 hrs at 23c 1.89
Man lbr. hauling feed, 3-10
hrs, at 24c ................ .07

Horse lbr., 6-10 hrs. at 130.... .09

Hauling milk, 656 lbs. at 18c.. 1.18
Taxes and insurance on cows

$125.00 at 1 1-2 per cent

(1 mo.) .................. .16
Interest, $125 at‘ 6 per cent. .63
Depreciation on COWS, $125 at

5 per cent (1 mo.) ........ .52
Losses due to death .......... .16
Taxes, interest, insurance and

dep. on Bldgs. $132.00 at 10

per cent (1 mo.) ............ 1.10
Taxes, Int. and Dep. on Equip-

ment (1 mo.) .............. .23

Veterinary services and drugs. .14
Miscellaneous costs (10 per

 

cent increase) . . . . ......... .31
Added cost, managerial ability
risks and omited items, 10
per cent is added ...... 2.01
Total cost .......... $22.00
Credits
Recoverable manure, 64 tons
at $2.00 . .......... $ 1.28
Net cost ........ $20.80

Milk produced, ééé .lbs.

Net cost of production per cwt. $3.17

 


  
   
  
  
    

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WASHINGTON,
D. C.———The huge
increase in corpor-
ation profits desr
-" pite the special war

taxes show how
leniently the Government has dealt
with big business. Calculations cov-
ering 45div-ersified American corpor—
ations show that after the payment
of all war taxes, the average net prof-
its of these concerns will equal 21.5
per cent upon the quoted value of the
stock in December, 1916, when the
market was at its height of the war
boom. It is estimated that the aver—
age profits will, exceed 40 per cent of
the capital actually invested.

The net earnings of the United
States Steel Corporation for this year
will amount to the enormous sum of
$451,000,000, it. is estimated. Out of
this amount the corporation will have
to pay $178,000,000 taxes, leaving a
balance of $273,000,000, or nearly four
times the net income of the company’s
best pre-war year. Other concerns to
reap huge profits thru the war busi—
ness are the American Wool-en Com-
pany, Central Leather Company, Amer-
ican Sugar Company, Pittsburgh Coal
Company.

In the light of these disclosures
there is some question as to whether
many senators and representatives
will continue to point with pride to
their record in the past session, a con—
spicuous chapter of which was their
opposition to proposed increases in the
excess profits tax bill. There is some
speculation as to whether they still
consider their action at that time a
diplomatic solving of profiteering cor-
porations to quiet the wrath of their
proiiteering souls. It is freely predict-
cl in the small talk of semi-official and
:xcmi-conventional circles that Senator
liobert M. LaFollette and his colleag-
ues who fought stubbornly for higher
taxes. on excess profits are chuckling
up their sleeves over the continued
:hearing of the American lambs by
the big corporations.

But JCongress meets again in Decem-
l‘er, when Uncle Sam will require ad—
dit'onal funds to pay his war bills.
The common folks have already been
taxed just about as much as many of
them can stand, but the vaults of the
corporations are filled with idle mon-
ey that ought to be working. Taxes
on excess war profits will doubtless
be increased during the coming ses»
sion; big business will eventually be
compelled to pay for the war from
which it gathers such handsome divi
(lends. That is as it should be. In
the meantime, however, the American
and allied people will have added sev-
cral billion dollars to corporation
rrotits thru the high cost. of common
necessities.

In passing, let us remark that
l‘rance's new finance bill increases the
cxtrzmrdinary income tax on war prof-
its to 25 per cent on profits from
$300,000 to $1,000,000 and takes one-
half beyond $1,000,000.

 

Washington representatives of the
country's various peace parties W11"
have been told to refrain from discus-
sions of the. war are at a loss to uzr
derstand the wide, Iat'tude of freedom
granted to Theodore Roosevelt and
other war preachers who are denounc-
ing the administration for its failure
to declare war on Austria and Turkey.
1: a pomible um- the sorm‘nmem ‘1”
crim‘nates be‘weeu antiwar agiitli(ll'i<
aid pro-war agitators?

It is whispered that President Wil»
son is in receipt of a communication
from Leon Trotsky, the foreign SGCI'G‘
“111V of the new Bolsheviki regime,
containing Russia’s plansfor world
and immediate democratic peace. It
Whisnered also, that the good Presi-
dent is muchly worried over what dis-
bosal to make of the document. He
Mars that even a formal acknowledge-
Inent of it might be construed as of—
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government, but inasmuch as the sub-
Ject is one in which the world is so

tragically interested, he deems that

some consideration should be given
it, especially since it comes from a
country until recently an active ally
of the United States.

The feeling is growing in Washing-
ton that the revolution in Russia is
something more than a bubble. Altho
a number of officials of Russia’s for-
eign embassies in this and other al-
lied countries, appointees of Keren-
sky, quite naturally scoff at the efforts
of the Bolsheviki to formulate a gov~
ernment, the r signation of certain
other Russian attaches is taken as
evidence that they do not believe the
Lenine government is founded upon
sand and to be quickly dissolved.

The administration is at the pres-
ent time in open disfavor with the new
Russian regime. but many believe that
it will be obliged as a matter of di-
plomacy to alter this policy and enter
into council with the new Russian
leaders.

Altho the investigation into the
alleged disloyal utterances of Senator
LaFollette was to have been resumed
this week, it was necessary to post-
pone the hearing temporarily on ac,-
count of the absence of W. J. Bryan.
one of the principal witnesses. La—
Follette’s enemies seem bent on “get-

ting” him, and the whole proceedings

have resolved themselves into a vin-
dictive farce, of which LaFollette is
the unwitting villain. and the Ameri-
can public an ashamed and unwilling
audience,

Has fuel control been a failure? The
thousands of inquiries that are pour—
ing into the Food Administration from
dealers, municipalities and individu-
al consumers indicate a general situ-
ation of the utmost gravity, and are
mute reflections upon the govern-
ment’s inability to secure a proper-
tionate distribution of fuel at a time
when it is sorely nee-lei. Innumer—
able instances are on re'ord of farm-
ers tearing down outbuildings for
fuel. factories closing up. street cars
without heat, municipal lighting
plants in (lai‘l"ess, and many poor
people actually suffering from the
cold.

The fuel administration has made
many promises. but executed few. (‘oal

7* .

that should now be in the bins is yet
unmined; winter is coming on—is al-
ready with us, the car shortage be-
comes more acute. What is the na-
tion to do? ,

If the fuel administration is ignor-
ant of where the responsibility for
such a condition rests, it has already
failed of its purpose. If. it has this
knowledge and fails to act for fear of
antagonizing powerful interests, it
has already betrayed the people it was
meant to represent. Feeling is cur-
rent that the mine owners are not co-
operating with the government as they
should, and instead of running their
mines at full capacity, they'retard op-
erations.

MANUFACTURER’S VIEWS
ON BOOZE WASTE

The following letter was received
from the president, of one of the larg-
est manufacturing concerns of the
country, located at Chicago:

“ I have noted with interest the
cartoon on conserving food and man-
ufrc turing alcohol.

“We enclose herewith a reproduc-
tion of Priority Order No. 2 issued in
the interest of moving coal. You will
note that it has appeared necessary
to suspend road cor :truction and re-
pair, notwithstanding the breweries
continue to burn coal in the manufac-
ture of beer, to say nothing of coal
consumed in transporting supplies
to and from the breweries.

“There is, as everyone knows, a
shortage of labor, but something like
70.000 men are employed in the brew-
eries. Why not put; them to useful
employment?”

When men of this calibre begin to
reason thusly against. the booze busi—
ness, we must believe that it's end is
nigh. Yet the government, is slow to
act, claiming as its last excuse that
it would not be politic to ban the man»
ufacture and sale of beer as long as
so much whiskey remains in the
country to tempt the erstwhile beer
drinkers. We have no object'on
whatever to the government confis—
cating every gallon of whiskey and
separating the alcohol for commercial
purposes. If the government has the
right to conscript men and money
hasn’t it also the right to conscript
booze? To save the terrible waste of
food, fuel and human lives that ac-
company the booze business, let the
government, immediately put a ban on
the manufacture of every alcoholic
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London—The British forces in Mes--
opotamia are advancing steadily and
are now almost within striking dis-
tance of the ancient city of Jerusalem.
The death of Gen. Maude temporarily
delayed the advance but it has been
renewed and the march inland across
Palestine is proceeding rapidly. The
British forces are receiving the co-op-
eration of the Arab forces and the ad-
vance has now become a serious men-
ace to the Turks. With sufficient re-
inforcements the British columns may
eventually threaten Constantinople it-
self. The Turks are said to be de-
manding assistance from their Austro-
German allies and from hilgaria.

it * *

(lamp (luster—Jl‘he latest draft quo-
tas to arrive in camp are hard at work
studying in the “school of the soldier.”
They are given every ass'stance by
the “veterans” of a month or so and
are taking to the work with a zest.
The few cold days have added snap to
the work and the general health of
the recruits is exce‘lezit. Some ’ncon-
veniences are bound to be met with
by men enlisted in such work, but the
welfare of the boys is beingr safeguar l-
ed in every possible way and they are
taking on weight under the healthy
training and discipline. It is report-
ed that additional numbers will be
used to fill the Nat’onal (luard units
and that more of the boys will short-
ly leave for (lamp Mz'icArthur at Wa-
co, Texas.

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l)ondon~~'l‘he British advance on
the W’estern front continues and Brit—
ish troops have captured many square
miles of territory during the pagtt
four days. The latest acquisit’on is
llourlon village and virtually all 'of
Bourlon wood, including all high.
ground around and within it. Many
hundreds of prisoners have been tak-
en and the number increases hourly.
Many pathetic scenes are witnessed as
French citizens. after three years of
bondage, are freed by the advancing
Allied troops. The British tanks are
playing an important part in the ad-
vance ,having succeeded the artillery
for destroying barbed wire entangle
ments in this particular drive. The
object of Gen. Byng's advance at, this
time seems to be not only to push the
German forces farther back, but a‘so
to relieve the AustroCcrmsn pressure
on the Italian front. The movement
has every prospect of s11cccr:s.

* :k 1!

.imstcrdumes-”Allairs in Itissia have
gone from bad to worse, With no es—
tublished gtn‘ernmcnt. short of sup-
plies und facing the terrible snows
and cold of a Russian winter, disaster
stares the nation in the face. The
Lenine, Trotsky and Kainenet'f fac—
tions are in control at l’etrograd and
have issucd a man't'esto calling upon
workmen of all the warring nations to
demand an lllllllt‘tlitlz(‘ consummation
of peace It is reported that negotia—
tions are to be opened with Germany
or the (lcrnutn socialists. looking to-
ward a scpnrute peacc and also that
thc (lcrman and Austrian prisoners
are to be at once returned to their
gchrnmcnts. Russia at this stage
needs the guiding hand of a master
mind As yet the revolution has failed
to produce the “strong man." Ix'cr-
ensky proved a t‘ailt'rc in this re-
spcct. But at: all such great upheava‘s
in history have at last produced the
controlling gcnius, the world awaits
with zipprchcnsion his advent in the.
land of snows.

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[1)()HI(" While the Austro-Cerman
forces have in some places succeeded
in crossing the 'I‘ngliauiento river, in
the main the new Ital'an line is hold-
ing and t‘it'il day gives it addcrl
strength Sonic o" the most bit‘er
lighting of the whole car is taking
place along the newly e4tab1ish'i'l
front. IIand-to-hand conflicts of the
most, savagc nature are of «onstant 0c-
currence; the Italians, realizing that
they are lighting :1 battle, the less of
which means disaster to their country,
are holding to the death. The city of
Venice still rema’ns in Italian hands
although its fate for several days has

hung in the balance.
it IF it

Parissi—French troops have advanc-
ed north of Verdun and more than 800
prisoners have been taken. The Ger-
man forces were taken completely by
surprise. The French have been able
to consolidate the positions won, in
spite of severe German artillery fire.

  


  
 
   

 
 
 

 
 
 
   
  
 
 
  
    
  
  
   
 
 
 
   
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
    
 
 
 
   
  
 
  
   
  
 
 
  
      
  
 
  
    
    
  
    
    
  
 
   
   
   
   
  
      
 
   
 
 
  
  
   
      
    
 
 
   
 
   
  
 
 
 
 
  
   
  
  
  
 
   
  
   
  
   
   
   
   
  
   
 
   
   
   
  

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Michigan Change Their Farm
Management to Meet War
Conditions?

 

We all want to be patriotic and we
all want to grow foods that will bring
us the most money and yet keep our
land in good, healthy, productive con-
dition. ~Every farmer who under-
stands the basic principles of agricul-
ture knows that in order to get the
best results in a series of years he
should have a good plan of rotation
of crops, arranged after duly consid-
ering'his markets and the kind of
farming he wants to follow. It a
man wants to have live stock the prin-
cipal factor in his farming he will have
a. little different rotation of crops than
he would if he wanted to make grain
farming the principal factor and in
either case he must understand the
principle involved and plan his ro-
tation accordingly.

The live-stock farmer can make lit-
tle change in his management to meet
war conditions, because he must grow
clover and corn to feed his live stock
and it would be best to maintain his
regular rotation. But the grain farm-
er can modify his rotation materially.
He can cut out clover 0r hay for a
certain length of time and grow wheat
after wheat. or grow the different cer-
eals in succession, being prompted by
the high market price of these pro-
ductsat the present time.

When the great war first broke out,
nobody thought it would last for more
than three years anyway and many
did not think it would last that long.
At that, time, knowing that wheat, was
a war food, I advocated the breaking
up of the rotation of crops if neces-
sary and growing wheat after wheat,
taking two crops 0“ before planting
another crop. The idea, of course,
was to get more wheat when that cer-
eal commanded a war price; but when
you grow wheat after wheat you are
getting your land in poor physical con—
dition by destroying or using up the
organic matter and it won't do to car-
ry this policy for any considerable
length of time or the land will get. in
such poor physical condition that prof-
itable crops cannot be grown.

That is the trouble with a great
deal of land in Michigan today. It
won’t produce good crops any more
from the fact that it is in poor physi-
cal condition brought about by not
incorporating regularly and systemat-
ically organic matter in the soil rath-
er than because it. is deficient in the
essential available plant foods.

We can‘t farm successfully in Mich‘
igan for any considerablc length
of time unless we produce soth in a
rotation to be plowed down to furnish
organic matter for the purpose of
keeping the land in good physical con-
dition. You can't keep land in good
physical condition by using commer-
cial fertilizers to grow cereals year
after year because you lack organic
matter. There is nothing that will
take the place of it, absolutely noth—
ing, and any system of agricultuic
founded on any other idea is bound
sooner or later to prove a failure.

Some people have claimed that. com-
mercial fertilizers have ruined their
land, got it in condition so that they
couldn’t grow good crops. Now, this
is absoluter wrong. Commercial fer-
tilizers have never hurt any land. It
would absolutely be impossible for
the fertilizer itself to injure the land,
but the fact is that people have used
commercial fertilizers to supply avail-
able plant foor and then have grown
cereals year after year until they ex-
hausted the organic matter in the soil
and got their land in such poor physi-
cal condition that it was impossible
to grow crops profitably. It wasn’t

How Much Should Farmers of

 

 

certain things and the.
farmer has got to gain ungainst;

 

the war lasts two or three years longer '

"occurred in the raw sugar market to-
day and no fresh busineSs was report?
ed. Prices were unchanged at 5%c.

and we should try to raise every acre
of wheat that we p0ssibly- could, ne-
glecting the growing of sods, we would
get our land in such pom. condition
that it would be impossible to grow
profitable ”crops and so we must con-
.sider this proposition carefully. The
World will want food in the years to
come just as well as now and we can’t
afford to so change-our rotation and
injure the productive capacity of our
soils that they become unprofitable.
As I said, we want to be patriotic
and grow the foods that the world
needs but we mustn’t become so pat-
riotic that we ruin our land so that
we can’t feed the hungry people af-
ter the wan—Colon 0'. Lillie.

ADDITIONAL MARKETS

The cabbage market is still inac-
tive, but we believe the turning point
should come before long. Supplies
from now on will have to come out of
temporary storage and the supply of
off grade stock and the last from the
fields has been pretty well cleaned up.
Demand from the kraut cutters let 11p
when it was least expected. This had a
serious effect on the situation as many
shipments were enroute, depending on
the demand from that source to keep
the market in good condition.

The Detroit market is quiet, very
little demand and fair supplies. Pric-
es run from $12 to $15 per ton deliv-
ered and buyers are scarce at that
price. Receivers look for better con-
ditions after the holidays or as soon
as there is an improvement in the
general vegetable market.

The Chicago market is just a little
firmer. The supply of field frosted
stock is about out of the way. The
demand is poor but the fact that the
market has to a certain extent cleaned
up has led a firmer feeling among the
shippers and local dealers and this will
eventually have its effect on the gen-
eral trade. The spot market moves
around $15 to $20 per ton. Shippers
are quoting on a basis of $25.00 per
ton for storage stock. Very little
stock moving at that price, however.

Hides

No. 1, cured, 23c; No. 1 green, 18c;
No. 1 cured bulls, 15c; No. 1 green
bulls. 12c; No. 1 cured veal kip, 251:;
No. 1 green veal kip, 22c; No. 1 cured
murrain, 23c; No. 1 green murrain,
22c; N0. 1 cured calf, 33c; No. 1 green
calf, 291:; No. 1 horsehides, $7; No. 2

 

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United States Food AdminiStTatiO"

Food Administration Grain Corporation

Mr. F. A. Lord, Editor,

Mt. (llcmcns, l\lichi;:an.

Your favor of the 22nd received with enclosure as stated, and
l havc read with interest your article regarding wheat. prices. and
the tablc which you have published.
thcsc. freight rates, but considcr your entire method of handling it
decidedly commendable. and this ought to be a great hclp to pro—
ducers and others throughout your state, and personally i am very
glad indccd you have published it in this way:
is in the allowance you make to the country

cricicisin I could have

fin thcr

shows he is entitled.

attention.

method of figuring.

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at. $2. 00 per bu.

pen in this era _of- high, war prices 19?- ' "‘
what the

New York—No new developments

for Cubas cost and freight, equal to
6.90c for centrifugal and 6.021: for
molasses No official announcement
has been made as yet regarding the
price of the coming Cuban crop, and
it is understood that the conferences
between the international sugar com-
mittee and the Cuban planters’ com-
mittee will be resumed later in, the
week. In refined the committee is
working out details in regard to 1 the
distribution of the recently acquired
Russian sugar. It is said that nearly
allthe western beet factories are ~in
full operation, but shipments are be.
ing interfered with by the scarcity of
cars. Prices were unchanged at 8.35c
for fine granulated.

WILL I GET $2.00 A
BU. FOR MY ONIONS?

 

After finishing my fall work last
week I was about to market my crop
of onions, but was advised by local
buyers they did not want them at any
price, the market was way down. I
am also a subscriber to the Chicago
Packer but did not see anything worth
mentioning, only a little lower. Will
you please advise me as to market con-
ditions on onions. I am holding them
Will I get it? I pre-
fer to sell cash at car door. —J. M. D.
Zeeland. ..

Just at the present time the market
is a little off. We understand that
about the top in Detroit on car lot
sales is $2.40 per cwt. Less_than car
lots sacked, on special sales, might
net a trifle more.‘

The trouble seems to be that many
shippers rushed their onions to mar
ket to avoid the freezing Weather.
There has been a good onion market
in Detroit all fall, as well as at all
other points. We see no reason why
the defferent markets should not
clean up fast, but it may take longer
than expected in case buyers have
laid in a supply and there is a chance
that they have.

You mention $2.00 per bu. We
would not want to advise you to hold
for that price, as no one can tell what
the market may do. Everything is
too uncertain. The chances are that
prices will be better after the first of
the year, but there is the frost hazard
to consider. You must use your own
judgment.

 

clcyator man, only 2c per bushel.
izc, in some cases. and l honcstly feel that many of them cannot
hope to maintain thci1 plants 011 quite s111h a narrow 111argin. I
bclicvc that 30111 producers will 1calize this, as you have
intimated, and grant any reasonable (llllt‘ltllCC uhich local dealer

» I shall be glad to take up any special cases which you bring to
- my attention, or which any of your country dealers, millers, ship-
pers or farmers will present here, assuring them always of careful

I know of no better way to secure the result which you are en-
deavoring to attain than through publicity, and I am certainly
pleased to see that in this case you have been careful as to the

I am always glad to hear from you.
Yours truly,
FOOD ADMINISTRATION GRAIN CORPORATION,
H. D. Irvin 2nd Vice President.

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Philadelphia, Nov. 24, 1917

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Charge Againét. Chicago Commis-
sion Men of DestrOying" Vege-
tables to Boost .Market
Prices Proven. '-

False -

A fair examplefiof the frequent this
construction which people and press
place upon perfectly natural and legit-
imate proceedings inthis Suspicious
age, was the recent story of the “dis-
covery of several. hundred carloads
.of potatoes, cabbage, onions and sugar
beets that had been allowed to freeze
and rot in the railroad yards at Chi-
cago. Detectives assert that this was
done to force a higher market. Police
detectives declared they found a hill
more than35 feet high and 100 feet
long composed of decomposed'vegeta-
recently dumped from freight

 

cars.”

Now for the truth regarding this
wonderful “discovery.” Those who
are familiar with the produce business
do not need to be told that this report
was absolutely false from start to
finish. To those who are not famil-
iar with the business we will say that
just a moment's reflection will show
the absurdity of such an article. When
you stop to figure what a car load of
potatoes or onions is worth at the

.loading station, then add the freight

to Chicago, you will understand what
it would cost to dump “several hun-
dred cars.” It would mean the 10ss
of several hundred thousand dollars,
and even though the dumping caused
the market to rise 30 cents per bushel,
the shipper or dealer would still stand
a loss, judging by the quantity any
individual firm has had on hand at
any time this year. And ..s a matter
of fact it would not cause the market
to advance 10 cents per bushel owing
to the quantity of potatoes arriving
every day and shipments in transit._

But how, you ask, did those ppm"-
onions, etc., get to the dump?
First, let it be understood that investi-
gation by the authorities disclosed the
fact that the quantity was not within
a mile of “several hundred carloads.”
In fact it was just about 1.7 per cent
of the arrivals. It should be remem-
bered that October of this year was

one of the coldest on record. Many
fields of potatoes were caught and
much frosted stock resulted. Our

farmer friends know this to be the
case. The same was true of oniOns,
cabbage and other late produce. When
a car of field-frosted stock arrives in
Chicago or on any other market it is
necessary to sort it. These frozen po—
tatoes are either left, in the cars or
dumped out on the pavement along—
side the team track. It is necessary
for the railroad company to load them
011 cars and haul them to the dump.
At the same time other refuse natur—
ally becomes mixed with the frozen
vegetables.

Hinton G. Claybaugh, special in-
vestigator for th: federal department
of Justice. discussing this latest re-
port, says: “most of that talk about
the illegal destruction of vegetables
is all “bunk.” The wastage existed
mainly 011 paper. “If anyone can show
me evidence of criminal intent in the
matter I would like to have him do so.
My men have been unable to find any.
It stirs the public up to fever heat
over nothing.

Let the devil have his due. The good
Lord knows that the commission men
have been guilty of enough crimes
against the producer and the consum—
er in the past without being falsel)’
accused. The farmers are conducting
their campaign for better prices and
fairer treatment in a quiet and impar—
tial manner. Let’s not get the issues

befogged with false charges and be-
liefs.

   


   

lent mis-
nd press
Lnd legit.
uspicious
the “dis
carloads
11d sugar
to freeze
1 at Chi-
this was

Police
d a hill
100 feet
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freight

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business
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freight
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dollars,
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and at
matter
market
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within
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Wheat is now moving freely from
farms and mills are securing suffi-
cient supplies to permit of their run-
ning to full capacity. A heavy vol-
ume of Government business is being
handled and this has increased during
the past week. The car shortage is
now the principal difficulty in the
way of sufficient supplies.) From the
regular reports which all elevator
operators are obliged to furnish, the
Government knows just where the
supplies of wheat are most available
and has it in its power to order out
these shipments as needed. Provid-
ing sufficient coal and equipment can
be furnished, there appears no further
reason to fear a shortage of the wheat
supply. The fall work is now about
over in many sections and growers
will be disposing of their holdings in
the regular course of events.

Adverse crop reports continue to
come to us from certain sections of
the West where drouth conditions
have prevailed. Rains are needed in
parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
if the wheat is to come through the
winter in good condition. Reports
so far from Michigan indicate that
the new crop is going into the winter
in fairly promising condition. 4We
would like more definite information
from our crop reporters on this sub-
ject.

How many of our readers are ob-
serving the wheatless and meatless
days? The observance of the meat-
lcss day especially will do all of us a
great deal of good. And in observing
the wheatless day we are not in any
way affecting the market but are sav-
ing more grain for our allies, lending
that much assistance to ultimate vic-
tory and a free, open market in the
years to come. Let us give our Govern-
ment hearty support in this matter.
We believe that if all our people give
the hearty co-operation the farmers
are giving, victory is assured.

  

 

 

GRADE Detroit Chicago New York
No. 2 Wllite
Standard .75 1-2 .731-2 .79 1-2
No. 3 White .75 .731-4 .79
. No. 4 White . .74 .721-2 .781-2

 

 

Oats have furnished the sensation
0" the week. The market has experi-
enced a rapid advance and We would
not. be surprised to see it soar still
higher. The cause of this is easily
understood. Heavy buying by the
different governments, as well as by
our own, cleaned up the supplies on
all terminal markets. The shorts were
taken by surprise, evidently not figur—
ing On such an immediate increase in
the domestic and export demand. They
had counted on the large crop but
l'ililed to take into consideration the
immediate effect of the car shortage
{Hid the prospect of sudden heavy buy-
“ltl The result was they were caught
Mapping and the covering which re-
sulted forced the market up rapidly.
,EVGI‘Ything looks favorable for oats
Tight now. While we fear lower pric—
<>-\‘ later, still many things may act to
DTevent such a turn. Our latest Eu-
“mean I‘elmrts show an unfavorable
.VlOlll compared with what was expect-
ed and we see no change in sight in
”‘9 car situation. Even though both
llllS country and Canada have excep-
tionally large crops, it may be possi-
ble to feed them onto the market grad-
ually and With sufficient export and
dOmestic demand prices may be fairly
“:911 maintained. But We cannot lose
S‘ght 01' the corn crop and the fact
that much of it must be moved before
waFm weather comes again, even the

IS moved at lower prices than ex—
Dected. This appears to be the strong
bear faCtOI‘ in the oat situation at the
grfsent time. The fact that December
a S are now at a premium over May,

  

 

 

     

slowly.

for the first time this season, explains
the present condition and the general
opinion of operators regarding the
future market. The Government is
going to be a steady buyer right along
and in larger quantities than ever be-
fore. There are now 17 cantonments
equipped and each will be supplied
with about 10,000 horses and mules.
It will require about two cars of oats
per day at each cantonment, or around
20 million bushels per year, making
Uncle Sam quite a factor in the oat
market. ,

 

 

GRADE Detroit ‘ Chicago New York
No. 2 Yellow 2.31 1.94 2.36
No. 3 Yellow ' 2.301-2 1.93 2.35
No. 2 Mixed 2.28 1.90 2.33

DETROIT SPECIAL— Too many potatoes on track continue to keep the mar—
ket uncertain and weak. Some increase in hay arrivals but supply still much
under demand. Poultry line cleaned up rapidly and market continues healthy.

_ CHICAGO WIRE—Very little doing in the bean market. Buyero still wait-
ing for the turn of events. Apple supplies increasing but under fair demand
ftho market continues good. Poultry has had good sale all week 00nd the
Thanksgiving market has been more than satisfactory.

PHILADELPHIA WIRE—Potatoes continue in liberal supply and moving
Quotations remain about the some but the trend of the market is
weak. Hay continues strong and market is active on all grades.

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We believe the corn market is on
the verge of a decline. The weather
of late has been favorable for deliver—
ies and growers are showing every in-
dication of being anxious to sell. Heavy
deliveries at originating points will
most certainly mean lower prices.
There is an enormous crop of corn to
be moved and with the general condi-
tion as it has been it is only natural
for growers to want to get some of it
off their hands as soon as possible.

The general condition of arrivals
during the past week has been better
than at any time since the new crop
began to move. While many lots are
still in very bad condition, the mois—
ture content on an average is working
lower. The recent weather has been
more conducive to this than at any
time this season and the result is al-
ready apparent. Export demand is
very light. The condition of the crop
moving so far has not been such as to
stand foreign shipment, The high
price has also had its effect as buyers
have waited for a decline. feeling that
it would come sooner or later.

We note of late, a feeling on the part
of operators and reporters generally
that the crop is going to turn out bet-
ter in the long run than has been

 

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VVASIIINf‘lTON, DU, Dec. 1,—11ast
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbances
to cross continent Nov. 29 to Dec. 3
-. and Dec. 9 to 5, warm waves Nov. 28
i: to Dec. 2 and Dec. 4 to 8, cool waves
3»; Dec. l to 5 and T to ll. The period
I/ covered by thcsc will bring a great
fall in tempcraturcs from very warm
on Pacific. slope ncar Nov. 2!} to very
cool near Dec. 10, and these condi-
tions, with other relative wcather
events, will drift eastward across the
continent. Rainfall will be, greater
than for the previous two chks, but
toward the middle southwest the
Mexican drouth will continue to work
against the rains they need 111 that
section. The war in Europe has no
more to do with the southwestern
drouth than does Villa’s war down in
Mexico. .

Next warm wave will feut'll Van-
Couver about Dec. 8 and temperatures
will rise on all the Pacific slope. It
will cross crest of Rockies by close
of Dec. 9, plains sections, 10, meridian

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suppOsed. ,The chances are that much
of the off grade stuff will be disposed
of during the winter and that the bal-
ance will turn out in the spring about
the same as in 1915. It will be re-
membered that at that time the crop
came in better shape than had been ex-
pected during the fall and early win-
ter. There is a great tendency on the
part of growers this year to hurry the
husking and marketing. Many Iowa
growers have husked and cribbed their
corn and now find it necessary to take
it out of the cribs and sort it, owing
to heating. We believe a good share
of the corn should be left on the stalk
this year until well into December.

We want to once more caution Mich-
igan car-lot buyers of corn to thorough-
ly inspect each car at the time of ar-
rival and before accepting same. We
are hearing of trouble wherever the
new corn goes and buyers cannot be
too careful.

 

 

Well, the rye price has managed to
crowl up another cent since last week.
Our friends will remember what we
said two weeks ago and again last

week. That we felt it would pay to
hold onto rye for a few days longer
and see what was coming. Sure
enough the market has advanced just
a little each week and now stands at
$1.80 at Detroit. (‘hicago quotes No.
2 at $1.79. Rye is in rather a ticklish
place right now. The demand is far
from good. although some sales are
reported each day. On the other
hand there is only a moderate supply
moving from originating points and
from growers. Wlieatlcss days are
helping the sale of rye flour and in
the aggregate this sale amounts to
quite a factor. The distilling trade
is out of the running and this also has
had an effect. After considering all
the factors in the situation we believe
the price will still advance some but,
we would not advise much speculation
on it right now.

90. great lakes and (thio valleys, law.
ll. caster!) scctions 13, rcnching \"lt‘lllr
ity of Newfoundland about lN-c. 15%.
Storm wave will follow about one day
bchind storm wayc.

This will be an unusually seycrc

storm and its forces will continually
incrcasc as it moves from thc l’acihc
to the Atlantic. The cool waves prw

ccdini.r and following will be cold
waycs and the week, ccntcring' on the
day thc warm wavc reaches: you, will ,
average unusually cold. i’rccipitution 1*
in northcrn states and t‘uluda will 114*
in form of snow.

lt‘uir cropwcathcr will bc thc rulc

for the whole continent lirst hall" of
December, lG\'cu thc victims of the
southwestern drouth section are
promised some rclicl‘. High tcnipc1'—

atures are expected to innncdiately
follow this cold spcll. l'nusu'tliy sc—
Vere storms arc. expected during thc
week centering on llcc. 113. Looks likc
good weather for (Yin-istmas holidays.
Not much rain or snow lust. tcu days
of Decen’iber.

The Mexican drouth was more sc—
vere in our middle southwest than ex-
pected and therefore the Fall rains
in that section were less than we pre-
dicted. This has been unfavorable,
so far, for Winter grain, which is now
a most important crop. The govern-
ment ofiicials induced everybody to
favor the sowing of large acreage of
Winter wheat. Indications are now
less favorable than expected and seem
to warn us that wheat prices will go
higher, along with cotton.

 

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Timothy 1 1
Detroit 2450 25002050 20002250 2350
Chicago 21 20 002050 21 502000 2100
Chums 2000 20252050 20002000 2050
mourn. 2050 30002150 20752100 2000
New York 20 00 27 00 24 75 25 50 05
Rich-old 3100 3333100 31503100 3150

No. 1 No. 1 No. 1

“mm um Mixed Cloverflixed

Detroit 235024 200021001000 2000
cm... 20 22001000 21001050 2050
Cincinnati 2050 20752000 20502025 2050
I’ittsbmh 20 20 so 20 00 30 00 20 00 30 00

New York 21 23 10 50 21 0015 20

Richmond 30 00 31 29 00 20 so 20 50 20

 

The hay situation g
acute so far as supplies are concern-
ed. although the tension has been re—
lieved to a certain extent on some
markets. The price at Detroit con-
tinues to climb and it would appear
that the limit had just about been
reached. The car situation still de-
lays deliveries and baling is slow in
starting. We are receiving advice now
however, that dealers and growers are
straining every energy toward getting
some hay in on the present market
and no doubt the situation will be
generally relieved before a great while.
There is a continuation of the good
demand at Detroit for any and all
kinds of hay and arrivals are quickly
disposed of at current quotations.

Chicago has seen an increased de-
mand for hay during the past week
and while the offerings have increased
somewhat, still the market is firm and
hay, both for shipping and local con-
sumption. finds ready sale. The ad-
vance of last week has been sustained
and there is no immediate prospect of
a change. The receipts of hay last
week were 718:“) tons, against 6480
tons last week.

Pittsburg reports somewhat increas-
ed receipts during the past week, but
a firm market. The car situation
there prevents receipts from increas-
ing in any volume even from nearby
territory. The Pennsylvania R. R.
embargo makes it impossible to move
any cars beyond the city limits. Mixed
and clover hay are badly wanted and
the supply is away short. Receipts of
bay for this week were 1922 tons, as
against 1416 tons last week.

Stocks of hay at Philadelphia con-
tinue light and prices are firm. No
immediate relief is in sight owing to
congestion and scarcity of cars. Val-
ues are confined to spot, sales. Buyers
there feel that the market is bound to
work lower as soon as condit‘ons are
relieved. The question is when this
will be. Straw is wanted there and
the supply is away short. Receipts
of hay there last week were just a
little less than those of the week be-
fore.

The Richmond market is just: a lit-
tle stronger than it was last week and
they have a very active market. Re—
ceipts of hay for the week showc'l a
slight increase over those of the pre-
ceding week but were just about one-
fourth of those of the some period last
year. The demand is good for all
grades but especially strong for stan-
dard and No. 1 light, mixed.

The Baltimore market is strong and
higher. There is an active demand
for all grades and the supply is not
nearly large enough to supply the
wants of buyers. The market there
has bccn effected by embargoes and
there is no immediate sign of relief
from these conditions. All kinds of
straw is scarce and wanted. Receipts
of hay of all kinds last week were
around 0100 tons less than those of the
week before. Receipts of straw were
about half what they were the pre—
ceding week.

New York quotations remain about
the same. The receipts have increased
slightly but. not. in a way to affect the
market. Some hay has been arriving
by river and this has. to a certain ex-
tent, relieved the situationr Receiv-
ers and consumers feel that supplies
must increase and relieve the situa-
tion as well as the price before a
great while. Very little No. 1 timothy
arriving, Good mixed is also scarce
and bringing a premium.

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Red Kidneys

We are more and more impressed
each day with the fact that the gen-
eral condition of the Michigan beans
crop this year is far and away worse
than has been supposed, even by the
mose pessimistic. We feel safe in say-
ing that at least 70 per cent of the
beans grown in this state this year
will have to be put through a drier
before they will be fit to move in com-
merce. This is especially true of stock
in the central and northern sections
of the state. Many elevators have
already filled- up their bins and are
buying only as they can run the
stock through the driers. And in
many sections driers do not exist.
With good cold weather the beans will
keep until they can be moved to points
having driers, l‘ut in many localities

 

the sale is going to be slow. Elevator

men cannot be blamed for not want,-
ing to fill up their bins with wet
beans. but at the same time it places
a great many northern farmers in a
very discouraging position. The bean
industry of Michigan has been hard
hit, this year.

To still further complicate matters
the Food Control Board has issued or-
ders to the effect that beans cannot be
canned except under a special permit.
This is, of course, owing to the short-
age of tin plate and its very urgent
need for war purposes. There are
thousands of bushels of beans in the
state which might be saved by imme-
diate canning. Often times beans
ordinarily classed as culls may be
canned and used for food and they are
just as good as any other. Cooking
the beans removes the discoloration
and the food value remains as it was
never affected in the first place.

Reports from reliable sources in
Colorado state that the pinto crop
has been greatly over-estimated. The
estimate went forth of a a yield of
500 to 800 pounds per acre. The ac-
tual yield as reported by a reliable
corps of reporters is not over 100 to
250 pounds per acre. (‘alifornia grow—
ers have only an ordinary yield and
are firm in their ideas. Bean growing
sections of ldaho have not raised an
average crop. New York beans are
damp and coming on the market slow-
ly. Generally it will be seen that the
bean situation is unsatisfactory. The
reports of enormous yields in different
sections have, in our opinion, been
circulated with a purpose. Beans are
quoted in Detroit at $13.00 per cwt..
about $7.80 per bushel. Taking into
consideration the cost. of production,
the yield and condition of the crop. we
do not believe Michigan growers gen-
erai.y can afford to sell for less than
KR 00. And to make a long tale bob~

‘tailed, we believe they will get it.
Leave your damp beans in the straw.

They will keep better there l you
need not worry so long as co‘ ‘ '(‘lel'
or lasts. and that will, in all prob-
ability. be until next Easter. Beans

are going to be beans before we are
ready to market the 101R crop. so why
all this hurry? Take your time! Buy-
ers are only waiting for conditions
to become cstablishml. The working
men and army boys must have their

beans and they will be coming to
Michigan for them. We believe it

would be unpatriotic to try to work
a market away up for the sake of ad-
ditional profit but on the other hand
we feel that Michigan farmers should
at least, have a price which will let
them out on the year's 1)llSlll(“~'s. in
some cases an $8.00 price m’ght mean
a very neat profit where the, yield had
been near the average. but what about
all those fellows who got only from .‘I
to 5 bu. per acre‘.’ In most cases they
are farthest north, and are the ones
who need it most.

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Choice round Medium Round
”"1““ white-sacked white-racked

Detroit 1.85 cwt. 1.75 cwt.
Chicago 1.85 1.75
Cincinnati 2.10 2.05
New York 2.25 2.15
Pittsburgh 2.10 2.05
Norfolk,Va. 2.20 2.10

 

 

 

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, poorc‘onditioni" Trade is stow scan
- points. and prices in many cases have
~ declined. This condition is only nat-
ural when one takes into consideration
the amount of field-frosted stock which'
has reached all markets, and the talk'
"generally of such a large crop. Then

again just at this time there has been
quite a heavy marketWard movement
'by shippers who wished to avoid heat-
ing cars as must be done later on.
Shipments to some markets were held
up by congestion in the outer yards
and when at last this was relieved
they all moved in at once, causing a
slump. What the potato market now
needs is a chance to clean up. It is to
be hoped that shipments will not be so
heavy for a few weeks. Should this
be the case we believe there will be a
better market about the first of the
year and it should continue firm from
that time on.

The demand in Detroit right now is
slow. Many cars have arrived and
some of them out of condition. It is
necessary to hunt a buyer for stock
arriving and this is never a satisfac-
tory kind of market. What the De-
troit market needs is a chance to clean
up. Additional heavy supplies at this
time. coming in bunches as thev have
been doing, will only mean a further
slump.

The Chicago market is easy and not
in any way active. Receipts there are
less than they were a week ago how-
ever, and there is a better undertone.
Looks as though the tracks might
cleai. up and better conditions prevail
before many days. Buyers have been
going from hand to mouth owing to
the constant downward movement- and
the free arrival of field frosted stock.
Many of the small towns which buy
usually at this. time of the year have
been holding off owing to the fear of
frosted stock. They will also be more
active in the game.

The Pittsburgh market is off, most
of the stock arriving there during the
past week having been in bad condi-
tion. Looks as though shippers had
been cleaning up on what stock they
were afraid would not keep. The
natural result of this isa poor. declin-
ing market. And be“er conditions
will come only after this stock has
been cleaned up and some of it hauled
to the dump.

'lhe New York market. in company
with all others at the present, time.
is dull. Arrivals are growing less
each day and this will soon help the
situation greatly. The demand
been very light for some days now.
No doubt this has been caused by wet
frozen stock being offered first.

We have confidence in the potato
market. We believe that the first of
the year will see much better condi—
tions. With a lot. of off grade stock
being dumped on the market it was
only to be expected that there would
be a slump. it was the most natural
thing in the world for this to occur.
‘r’ven a chance to clean up the mar-
ket should become steady and firm for
the balance of the winter.

 

onion market.

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from bad to worse and is in

going
very bad
shape just at this time. The Detroit
market. under more, plentiful supplies
and only a moderate demand, is not,
nearly so strong as it has been. This
market held up long after others were
in a bad way. but the influence of the
other markets at last was tv

fect it. We do not expect to see much
change until after the first of the year.
Supplies have greatly increased dur-
ing the past week. due no doubt to the
fact that the market here, was about
the best in sight. The very top on
No. 1 yellow onions now on this mar—
ket is $2.50 per cwt.. sacked. Sales
are reported $2.15 to $2.35. according
to grade.

Chicago reports a very quiet market
with conditions about the same as at
Detroit. There is very little demand.
buyers having satisfied their wants
for the time from the large quantities
offered by nearby grovers. Most of
the stock has been cleaned up from
the fields and from now on arrivals
will be from storage stock. Dealers
there seem to feel that the onion mar-
ket is bound to seek a lower level for
some time. We believe it will pick
up again as soon as the vegetable mar-
ket in general has a chance to clean
up Tim-up, was a very strong demand
es caused shippers to place too much
stock on the market. Some of it was

has been

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and the market could not holdup un.
der it. .

New York reports the onion market
in the most satisfactory shape' it has
been in at this season, in years. There
is a 'heavy supply of fresh receipts.
The demand is very quiet and many
lots have gone into storage. It is now
found that this storage stock is not
keeping well and some of it will have
to come out and be disposed. of in the

near future, perhaps at a loss to the .

owners. Buyers, knowing this to be
the case, are holding off until the last
minute. Shippers are now withhold-
ing shipments on account of the gen-
eral condition and this is one thing
in the market’s favor. The price on
yellows ranges from $2.00 to $2.75 per
cwt. Reds sell from $2.00 to $2.50.
We advise shippers to discontinue
shipping for the time as otherwise con—
ditions will continue to go from bad to
worse. The market must be given a
chance to clean up at all points. Ship-
ments arriving at the present time are
liable to show unsatisfactory returns.

 

Apples are still selling in Detroit

at the former range of prices. There
is a good demand but the present sup-
ply is just about sufiicient to meet it.
The holiday season will no doubt re—
sult in heavy sales but as receipts us-
ually increase at the same time there
is a question as to higher prices.
Shippers will find very satisfactory
conditions however. and we see no
reason whatever for any lower prices
from now until the first of the year.
Nothing but exceptionally heavy re-
ceipts could do it. There is very lit-
tle chance of this from now on. Quo-
tations: Spy, $7; Greenings. $6.00@
$6.50; snow, $6.50@$7.00; Baldwins,
$5.50; Wealthy. $4.50@$5.00; Alexan—
der. $5.5(Krt)$6.00; No. 2, $3.00@$15.50
per bbl.

The Chicago market has been just a
little inclined to work downward Bar-
rel stock has been a little quiet. Many
buyers have supplied their wants for
storage and arrivals have had to go
on the market for immediate purchase
by consumers. The following quota-
tions represent values at present: No.
1 to fancy. Baldwins, 5550061753550;
Greenings. $5.50@$0.00; Spys, $6.00@
$6.50; York Imperials, $5.00@$5.50;
Grimes Golden, $5.25@$5.50; Twenty
Ounce. $6.00@$6.25; Fancy Jonathans.
$5.50@$6.00. No. 2 of all varieties,
$2.25@S?.75.

 

Barren

The Detroit butter market is in a
satisfactory condition and the price
has worked up just a little. There is
a good demand for the first grades and
seconds and held are reported to be
moving more freely than for some
time. Receipts are not so plentiful as
they were a few weeks ago and this, of
course, is helping he trade, There. is
a heavy sale of butter substitute; re:
ported and this will no doubt increase
as butter becomes more scarce and

higher. (‘i‘camery is nominal at 41H:
(Gide for firsts. Attilgowl-ic for extras.

(‘hicago is short of fancy fresh but-
ter and the price is advancing. lie-
ceipts are not 60 per cent of what they
were a week ago. The make is falling
off rapidly. Quality is poor w‘tli very
little real fancy fresh being offered.
Business centers on the fancy and
storage and held are (lull and inactive.
Dealers are buying from hand to lllO‘llll
Federal restrictions have affected the
trade to a certain extent. Consump-
tive demand is good for fresh fancy
stock. big premiums being paid for
this class of goods. Freshcreamery
extras are selling 451,1§@46c; extras
firsts, 44lr{3(D45c; firsts, 40@42‘/_>c; sec-
onds, 38@390.

New York is short on fancy grades
and what trading there has been dur—
ing the past week has been on the un-
der grades. The scarcity of fine but-
ter has improved the general tone of
the undergrade market, proving a boon
to the holders of such stock. Held
butter has been in much better demand
and the movement has greatly increas-
ed over that of last week. Receivers
have expressed it. as their opinion that
the movement of held has been better
during the past week than at any time

just as inthe casebf potatoes;

 

has about let up for the time.

 
  

 

this. fallirA firm feeling new prevails
on held; especially the \fancy' grades.
This is bound to have its effect on the
market for all other offerings.
Quotations for this week:, Cream-
ery‘, higher scoring than extras, 471/4.

' @47%c; firsts, 461/2@46%c; unsalted,

higher than extras, 4.8@481/2c; extras,
47@4_71/2c; held, higher scoring than
extras, 43174363440; extras, 421/2@43c;

State, dairy, tubs, finest, '441/2@45'1/2c;
renovated, extras. 41c; ladles, surrent
make, firsts, 331/2@34c; packing stock,
current make, No. 1, 33@33%c. ‘

  

The egg market generally is running
along at about the same level as at
the time of our last article. There is
a sufficient demand to take Care of
all arrivals of strictly fresh stock on
the Detroit market. Seconds and stor-
age eggs still find rather hard going
at times. Any advance seems hard to
hold for the price is now up where con-
sumption falls off quickly on any rise
We expect to see a good strong market
from now until the time for winter
laying to start and even until well to-
wards spring.

Fresh arrivals at Chicago are going
higher in price while storage stock is
working lower, showing more of a
spread from day to day. Good fresh
stock is becoming more scarce every
day. On the other hand more and
more refrigerators are being offered.
About the only car movement com-
ing to Chicago now is from Kansas
and Missouri. Northern sections are
doing very little shipping as laying
Re-
ceipts of refrigerator stock have in-
creased greatly as handlers realize
that stocks must soon be moved. Stric-
tly fresh firsts are selling at, 45@46c;
ordinary firsts. 42@t-tc; cheeks and
dirties, 25@30c; refrigerators, 30@
30%(1.

Buyers in New York are having
great difficulty in securing strictly
fresh firsts to supply their trade. The
high prices have checked consumption
but still the scarcity of arrivals is
such that the market is kept up. On
the other hand the demand for stor-
age stock is very limited and the mar-
ket is slow and inclined to work lower.
Fresh gathered extras are quoted at
57((1758c; xtra firsts. 5.).156c; firsts,
50@5»lc; seconds. Al4@45c; refrigerat—
ors, 32l,/§@34lf_ic.

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The surplus of poultry has cleaned
up on the Detroit market and condi-
tions are very much better than they

were a week or so ago. Prices have
advanced some and there is every
promise of a good trade during the

period from now until the hol'days.
’l‘he ’l‘hanksgiving trade has been good
and prices have been well maintained.
The run of turkeys this year has been
smaller than usual. The same has
been true of geese. Ducks have been
received in the usual quantities. Dur-
ing the past week or ten days the qual-
ity of poultry has improved and more
stock in well fed condition has been
received.

Chicago has seen a good active de—
mand for l've poultry all week and
there has been a shortage of the dress
ed article. There is a greatly increas-
ed demand t‘or spring chickens. The
high price of turkeys has helped the
goose and duck market. Receipts of
dressed and iced poultry have not been
of the quality desired, but have found
a ready market owing to shortage of
the supply.

Eastern markets have been fairly art-
tive all week and conditions point to
higher prices. Turkeys especially arc
in great demand and the supply is
away short. The shortage in live tur—
keys has given operators in frozen
stock a chance to unload and they have
been quick to take advantage of the
situation. Ducks and geese have been
in good demand all week. The New
York market has received a good sup-
ply of poultry, many car lots coming

   

 

 


  
 

   

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enough to take care of arrivals and
keep the' market in a good healthy
condition. ‘

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The clover seed market is firm and

stocks are moving slowly. Alsike
continues firm while timothy is rath-
er dull and the movement slow. To-
ledo quotations follow: Clover seed,
prime, $76.00; No. 2, $15.50; No. 3,
$15.00@$15.25; rejected, $14.75@$15;
N. E. G., $3.60@$14.60. Alsike, No. 2,
$13.40@$14.60; No. 3, $13.10@$1:2.30;
rejected, $12.90@$13.00; N. E. G.,
$3.60@$14.00. Timothy, No. 2, $3.40

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Steers, com. to [air 1 3 75-11) to. 9 001100 1100-1150
Heifers;xoodtoprime‘ 7 50- 8 251 8 00- 9 00 9 00- 9 5‘.)
Cows, average 6 00 7 50‘ 7 50- 8 25 7 50- 8 00
Csnnen,—Cutters 4 75 5 25: 4 50- 6 25 4 00- 6 50
Bulls, average l 6 50 7 25; 7 00- 7 5C 6 75- 8 00
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November has been a notable month
in the cattle market. Receipts local-
ly and in the aggregate around the
market circuit, while short of Octo-
ber’s record smashing run, have been
liberal and the trade has been fea—
tured by the ability of the market. to
absorb at big prices an enormous quan-
tity of cattle the product of which is
adopted to army purposes, by the con-
tinued breadth of feeder demand, by
the comparatively narrow outlet for
high—priced leef bullocks and by the
continued free movement of range cat—
tle both from the Northwest and the
Southwest, due to feed scarcity and,
to an extent, in response to a lofty
market.

Quality and condition of the offer-
ing has been of low average, but de-
mand for medium and low grade cat—
lle on killing account has seemed lim-
ited only by slaughtering capacity.
Such cattle have found by all odds the
best November market ever encounter-
ed. In the steer trade everything
selling from $12.00 down and in the
she stock everything below $8.50, es-
pecially, have felt the effects of the
insistent war demand. Such grades ad-
vanced irregularly, while choice heavy
bullocks declined approximately $1.00
per cwt., the spread between ordinary
light and choice beeves narrowing
greatly during the month. Choice
beeves were never scarcer, but it, was
a case of few of the kind being wanted
at the prices, such being denied a place
in army rations, adversely influenced
by meatless days and lacking an ex-
port outlet.

’l‘he carlot steer top for the month
was $17.25, against $17.65 for Octolcr
and $17 91.) on the September high spot.
Due to the absence of prime s‘ecrs in
load lots and the decline in the mar—
ket only a few loads of steers were
good enough to make $15.00 during
the last half of November, but killers
Went to common light to fairly well-
‘onditioned short-feds, selling between
$8.50 and $12.50, with a greed such
as has seldom been witnessed. The
month’s steer top was $4.75 higher
than for November of last year, while
the general average at about $11.00.
compared with an average of $10.15
lrlle same month last year. the. highest
monthly average on record up to that
time.

The, ccr ' ryward movement of stock
and feeling cattle during the month
has been very heavy from all pr'mziry
Diarkets, due in large measure to the
great abundance of soft corn over wide
“Tens of the feeding belt. Supply has
been liberal but it sold on an advanc—
lllg market. Meaty, selected feeders
With weight sold on the Chicago mar-
ket up to $12.00, while bulk of the
stock and feeding steers went to the
“0”“le at prices ranging from $7.75
1“ $10.00, comparing with a top of $7.95
and $8.00 to $7.35 bulk in November
0f last year.

Vigorous response to every oppor-
tunity to advance has featured the
month’s butcher and canning cattle
ll‘ade. War demand, which embraced
Classes ranging from canners and
boners up to good medium grades of

fat cows, heifers, bull and steers and
the lofty war-made markets for hides
and other by-products, have been the
factors. Supplies deminished as the
month advanced and prices shot up-
ward rapidly following a slump the
first full week of the month, the mar-
ket showing 25 to 50c gains late in the
month on most butcher and canning
stock over the close of the month pre«
vious. The healthy undertone shown
by the trade warrants prediction of a
high winter market. The calf market
was handicapped throughout the
month by heavy runs of Texas calves
to the southwestern markets and
$12.50 bought the bulk of the prime
vealers, against $14.50 to $15.50 for
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Hog trade during the month now
closing has been as; far removed from
the brand normally experienced in
November as is the Kaiser from hearts
of all true lovers of democrmy. Much
of the prosperity exhibited by this
branch of the trade may be crerli cl
to governmental action in stimulating
product'on by establixh‘ng the nrirkct
through its own enormous pill‘t'llilH":
of hog products for the ll. S. and 21‘.»
lied nations and, by relating the price
per cwt. for hogs on foot, insofar as
establishing a minimum value is con—
cerned, to the price of corn on a lit
to 1 ratio.

Supply has been of better volume.
than during October but still below
normal, while urgent and extensive
government contracts have created an
abnormal, demand which has been fur-
ther expanded by the development,
subsequent to the announcement of
federal aid to producers, of an unpre-
cedented call for feeding pigs. a de—
mand that ran the market for healthy
pigs and underweight. begs to dizzy
heights.

The November hog trade got off to
a flying start, advances of 25 to 50c.
being scored on the month's initial
session which produced a $17.35 top
and a general average of about $10 90.
Good to choice pigs then sold largely
at, $14.00 to $15.00. After a slight re-

action the hog trade again headed
upward, advancing steadily, despite

increasing receipts until an $18 10 top
and a $17.70 to $18.00 bulk for ma-
tured hogs was reached last week.
while t'eed‘ng pigs went to the country
on the month’s highest spot at $17.75.

With packers operating under a
fixed ratio of profits they will not have
the same incentives for hearing down
the market as heretofore. On the con-
trary the maintaining of dependable,
remunerative markets for producers
that will generate confidence and in-
creasing production at. this time of
need would be to killers’ advantage.

The average weight of hogs at.
Chicago for November 1917 will be
about 208 pounds, compared with 195
for November last year and .187, the
lightest month’s average on record, for
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Although lacking in large measure
the support that military needs have
given the cattle and hog markets,
sheep and lamb trade for November
has needed no apologist. )onsumptive
demand for lamb and mutton has been
none too robust, but an unusually fav-
orable brand of November weather

most of the month tended to keep
western stock running in cornfields
where it was making good weight

gains away from the shambles until
in good marketable condition, holding
supplies down to moderate proport’ons.
An eleventh—hour scramble on the
part of feeder buyers for supplies as
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lighter fleshed stock of suitable feed—
er class and finishers absorbed such
stuff at record November prices.
Weakness was displayed in the lamb
trade early in the month, with the
host, fat lambs going around $16.50 at
low time, or 75c below October's clos-
ing level and the bulk of the fat
lantbs selling the first half of Novem-
ber at $1000 to $16.75. Moderate re
ceipts followed. however. and the trade
acquired a stride that carried the top
on k‘lling account up to $17.40 by the

20111 and the bulk up to $17.00 to
$1725. More. or less discrimination
was l'e‘t. throughout against strong and
heavyweights. this lzcconving n'ore
pronounced the latter part of the
month when choice 00 to 10011).
weights sold 75c, to $1.25 below the
top.

Feeding lambs of a very desirable
class sold on a low spot early in the
month at $10.00, but a spurt in demand
carried the best up to $17.75 to $18.00
last week. Owing to a short, supply
the output was small, but, there was a
brisk demand for everything of useful
feeding class offered.

Yearling wethers of choice light
class sold. upward to $15.00, odd lots
of matured wethers to $13.00, with

full loads up to $13.50 and best aged
owes for slaughter at $11.50. lt‘ew
feeding or brceding sheep or yearlings
appeared, but such as were on the
market, found good favor, western
yearling breeding ewes selling up to
$17.00. a full mouth class around $12.50
to $13.50; feeding yearling wethers
to $13.50, aged feeding wethers to
$11.75 and good feeding ewes to $9.00
to $9.50.

The obove prices are by long odds
the highest on record for November.
During the corresponding month last
year when the highest November pric-
es up to that time were paid, top
lambs reached $12.45, feeding lambs
to $11.00, top matured muttons to $9
and yearlings to $10.65. '

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Struggling Russia Needs a Helping Hand

HE GOVERNMENT that has been set up in
Russia by the socialists, the anarchists, the
workmen, the soldiers and the sailors, and
the what not who were not in sympathy with the
provisional regime, is most unpopular with every-
one excepting the people of Russia.

When the 01d Nick (alias Czar Nicholas) first
mobilized his troops against the menace of Kaiser-
ism, it will be remembered that the movement
was hailed with general acclaim by England,
France and the United States; everybody let out
a war whoop and wanted to join hands with Nicky.
“For he was a jolly good fellow.”
few months of war rubbed the varnish off this
imp of Satan (a tool of Wilhelm, as later devel-
opments showed), the Allied nations gave him
the cold shoulder and wept not a single tear when
he was led pff to Siberia. »

For a time the Kerensky government was shad-
owed suspiciously, but the brilliant young premier
finally convinced the Allies that he was Russia’s
saviour and they opened their arms to him. Ker-
ensky reigned long enough to get into the debt of
the United States to the tune of 35 or 40 million
dollars, and then his lamp of genius flickered out.
At no time had it shown brightly enough to re-
veal the first clouds of the gathering storm, and
when the tempest finally burst, he had no oil to
pour upon the troubled waters. Hence they en-
gulfed him, and his ship of state struck bottom.
There were no tears at the funeral; the Allied na-
tions glumly agreed that they never had any faith
in Kerensky anyway.

From out of the chaos that followed, two lead-
ers have emerged, Lenine and Trotoky, both so-
cialists, if not anarchists. Despite all rumors
and hopes to the contrary, the machinery of auth-
ority established by these men has slowly been
shaping itself into a semblance of a central gov-
ernment that seems to be commanding the respect
of the great masses of soldiers and peasants.

But the Allied nations have very foolishly re-
fused to have any thing to do with Russia’s new
government, claiming that it is not representative
of the people. If they refer to those who enjoyed
special favors under the old monarchistic regime
and the great body of landed proprietors and mer-
chants who formed the bulwark of the Kerensky
government, they are absolutely right; but if they
mean the millions 'of peasant farmers, many of
whom were freed from serfdom in 1861, they are
wrong.

No one contends that anarchism or socialism
will solve Russia's problem. They merely pave
the way by tearing out root and branch the 01d
notions of special proprietary rights and class
privileges which cling to the disappearing mon-
archy like eddies about a sinking ship. Every ves-
tige of the 01d regime must be swept away. And
not until then can the great masses of Russian
peasants give undivided support and confidence
to the leaders who will rise from out the chaos to
direct the country’s dcstines.

It is tragical that these events'should have trans-
pired at this critical period of the Great War.
But the Allies should make the best of it, by
evincing at, least a show of friendship toward
tliose who have gathered up Russia’s fate in the
palms of their hands and are stumbling thru the
darkness. It is a situation that calls for diplom-
acy of the highest order; to blind ourselves with
doubt and prejudice now is to bungle; whether
We approve of the revolutionary developments mat-

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No Premiums, Free Diet or Clubbing Offers, but a weekly worth five times,

But when a '

The Age Of Conservation

HE WAR is drawing heavily upon the nat-

I ural resources of the United States. In—

numerable tons of coal, iron, steel and other
minerals and countless gallons of oils are shipped
every month to theAllied countries. Because of
their amplitude our mineral resources have not
yet begun to show any evidence of the drain upon
them, and it may be a matter of years before they
do.

But the war is sapping the fertility of our soils
which, unlike our mines, are far from being in-
exhaustible. Millions of pounds of cereals, vege-
tables and meats, the products of American farms,
are being sent across the seas to feed Allied arm-
ies. The elements of fertility which entered into
their productiOn are gone forever; in no manner
can they be returned to their native soils.

Were all men producers, and all products con-

. sumed by both man and beast within the area

grown, the fertility of the soils would vary very
little from year to year. Thereis really no such
a thing as waste. The elements that leave the
soil to give life to plants are never lost; they are
merely converted into other forms and some time
return ‘to Mother Earth in substantially the same
character as when they left.

Good prices have tempted many farmers to sell
off their live stock and crop their soils almost to
a state of total barrenness. With the first big
advance in feeds farmers all over the country be-
gan to cut down their dairy herds. The depletion
is still going on, and unless it is checked at once
the productivity of our soils is going to be greatly
reduced.

Conservation of soil fertility is a matter which
shoul occupy the serious attention’ of every farmer
in Michigan. Our lands must be made to produce
more if We are to continue to make money in the
farming business. It is foolish optimism to expect
that a piece of land which has grown a crop of
potatoes for two consecutive years will grow as
good a crop the third year, and it is poor business
for a farmer to plant such a field to potatoes at
all, or if this must be, without first returning to
the soil some of the elements that he must know
were taken out the first two years. '

If natural fertilizers, such as lime, marl and
stable manure are not to be had in sufficient quan-
tities, then by all means commercial fertilizers
should be purchased and applied liberally. For
some reason or other many farms have a preju-
dice against commercial fertilizers, but their val-
ue has been fully established and with the de-
crease in the number of live stock on the farm
more and more farmers will have to turn to com-
mercial fertilizers.

Let’s not have' any more discouraging potato
yields as we did this year in many sections where
the soil was impoverished from over-cropping. If
any of us have a field that we must use next. year
for root crops and it‘is at all deficient in fertility,
let’s not just trust to the Lord to make it produce;
let‘s 'make the job easier for Him by turning back
some of the elements that we’ve deprived it of.

Fifty Cent Potatoes

6‘ HE ARMOUR Grain Company,” announc—
l es a United Press dispatch that has ap-
peared in newspapers all over the coun‘
try, “declared that only the reduction of potatoes
to fifty cents a bushel will prevent fully a hun-
dred million bushels ‘of the new crop from rotting
or being fed to livestock. If the consumer could
buy them at fifty cents per bushel nearly all the
immense crop would be consumed, making a. great
saving in wheat and other foods on which the gov-
ernment is economizing. But the consumers are
paying around $1.40 a bushel and are therefore
using them sparingly. The government estimated
the potatoes grown on farms at a hundred and
fifty-four million bushels more than last year and
that added to the big war garden crop makes a
very large amount over last year’s supply.”

We rise to ask why Armour & Company are
giving such widespread publicity to a fact that’s
as plain as the nose on a man’s face? Cheaper
potatoes—greater consumption? Of course. So
would cheaper pork and smaller profits for Ar-
mour mean greater consumption of meat and few-
er hungry bellies. If the government would step
in and chop off a few mill'ons of the packers’
profits. the consumer could afford to eat more
meat and spare more grain.

Cheaper potatoes—50 cent potatoes—undoubt-
edly would mean increased consumption this year,
but what about next year? The farmer knows,
Armour knows, everybody knows that 50 cent po-
tatoes this year would mean $5 potatoes or no
potatoes at all next year.

 

, farmers of the country have
acted upOn the government’s recommendation and
have sold a part of their crop at prevailing prices,
yet the Supply has not exceeded the demand nor
forced down the price. And enough market
“bears" have been loosed by Armour & Company
and other “interests” to scare the market into
fits if it wasn't well sustained by an unsatisfied
demand.

If the combined influence of padded crop re-
ports, publicity seeking Armours, and the new
potato grading doesn’t knock the props from under
the market within the next thirty days, nothing
ever can.

A “Bit” of Intelligence

“T, HE USE to which the farm reservoir is
to be put should determine the type of

construction. If it is intended to use any
part of the stored, Water for drinking or even cul-
inary purposes, the entire supply must be, kept
free from pollution, while if the supply is intend;
ed for irrigation only, the purity of the water
need not be considered." , ,

This surprising bit of intelligence is contained
in a Farmers’ Bulletin No. 828, on “Farm Reser-
voirs. ”

How long, 011, Lord, how long, must we farmers
be fed up on such stuff as this? For a quarter of
a century we have been deluged with bulletins
filled with such'nonsensical stuff as this; silly,
obvious facts have been crammed down our
throats till our palates are sick with their taste.

We have been told when to get up in the morn-
ing, when to go to bed at night; how many child-
ren we ought to beget and how many hogs we
ought to raise; [we’ve been told what crops to plant
and what not to plant; we’ve been told to come in
out of the rain, and make hay while the sun
shines; we’ve been urged to do everything that
our intelligence tells us to do, and warned against
doing everything that we have no desire to do.

It was not to be thought that the early agricu1~
tural propaganda put out by the government was
to escape the camoflauge of red tape, technicality
and verbosity that shrouds the workings and
wordings of government enterprise. But it does
seem that the years might have purged it some-
what, and brought the service down to a practical
basis of some concrete value to those it was meant
to benefit. But it is not to be. The farmer con-
tinues to plant his corn and beans and potatoes,
rightly or wrongly, it matters not. The harvest
comes, and he gathers into his bins and graineries
the fruits of his toil, waiting for the turn cf the
market wheel to give him profit or loss; it matters
not for his hands are tied and he cannot stop
the wheel when and where he would.

He turns to his government bulletin for acvice.
Ah, here it is! “If you intend to drink this water,
it must be clean ; but if you’re going to use it to
irrigate your land, it’s purity need not be con-
sidered.”

A good Catholic subscriber writes that she'con-
siders the cartoon published in the Nov. 17th issue
of MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, showing Pope Ben-
edict in the role of mediator. an insult. She will
have the good sense, we are sure, to appreciate
that the cartoon was not intended by us as any
reflection upon the motives and judgment of the
Pontiff. The cartoon was copied from the Literary
Digcst which is supposed to be an impartial pur-
veyor of news, comment and opinion. For the
benefit of our Catholic friends, we might say that
the editor of the Digest is declared to be of Cath—
olic faith, yet does not hesitate to give both sides
ofa question involving religious issues and creeds.
It is the conviction of the Mit"lilGAN BUSINESS
FARMER that more deference should have been
paid to Pope Benedict’s peace plan by the Allied
nations; therefore, the cartoon in question could
not have been meant as an expression of editor-

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This terrible war! Altho the mandates of eti-
quette are strictly ag’in that sort of thing, society
folks have patriotically resolved to stir the sugar
in their coffee and. to “lick the platter clean.” We
presume that individual gravy spoons and souv-
enir bean knives'will now be added to the silver-
ware collection.

“Stop, look and listen." Use the best judgment
at your command this year before you take that
crop to market and sell it at below cost. The
marketing season has only just opened, there are
six months—a half year—left in which to market
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Kent County " Man Dissatisfied

I am not- satisfied with the way they are grading
potatoes. Will not plant only for my own use
next year. The buyers of beans are taking off
20 cents from the market price for every pound
they will pick and the beans that, were out in the
rains will pick from 10 to 20 lbs. and three-
quarters of the beans were out in the storms.—
A.- T. D., Kent county.

Will Lower Price of Potatoes 30c a Bushel

Enclosed find check for $1.00 in payment for
M. B. F., also the names of some of my farm
neighbors. In regard to grading our potatoes
would say it is an imposition pushed forward by
the dealers to make more money out of us. I have
bought potatoes for six seasons, sorted them my-
self, using 1% inch screen. Never had a kick on
a single car during that time. Believe we should
do all we can to stop being imposed upon. It will
lower the price of potatoes about 30c per bu. in
our neighborhood, besides being almost an entire
loss to some—W. A. 0., Osceola county.

One-Half Potatoes Grade as Seconds
I have seen a number of complaints of the two
grades of potatoes. I will speak for the most of

Thousands of Michigan Farmers Caught with Small Potatoes, Lose all Hope of Profit as
Full. Meaning of New Grading Rules Dawns .

one quarter more potatoes, and therefore
one-quarter more potatoes, and therefore the
city man would have just as many more po-
tatoes to eat. All I can say for the man-who es-
tablished the 1% grade is that he did it so he
could get along without handling so many pota-
toes and get just as much profit, for with a small
screen the city man would eat more, for they
would have to handle more to make as much
money—0. B. L.. Otscgo county.

Believes in Grading, but Not Kind Proposed

Permit me to say that while I am heartily in
favor of a standard grade for potatoes, 1. am op-
posed to the tWo grades as prop0sed. I believe
the proposed forty per cent difference is too
great and is unfair and unjust.

I also believe there is a graver side to the
question, and that is, by establishing a No. 2 grade
of all that will pass over an inch and a half
screen. It will have a tendency to lower the
grade of seed used on many farms, for although
the difference in price is too great, many farmers
will be tempted to sell their seconds, leaving only
the small and inferior stock for seed, which can-
not help but have a damaging effect on future
crops. Establish a standard grade of say 1%

 

the farmers of this district:
Potatoes run about 60 bu. to
the acre and with the way
they grade nearly half of Z
the potato crop would have
to be sold as seCond grade,
and at the price of number
2 grade the farmers would
suffer a great 10ss, and it
the Food Administrator does
does not step in and see that
the farmers get a square
deal there will be very few
potatoes planted next year,
for the farmers cannot work
for nothing. I suggest that
you take this up with the
Food Administration. — 14'.
D B., Mecosta county. Mich.

Few Potatoes Next Year

I wish to say you are
publishing the very best "
farm paper that ever came
to my notice. This is a pa-
per that should be in the
hands of every Michigan
farmer. I noticed an arti-
cle in the Grand Rapids

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long. Adhere strictly to them and I believe the
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to both producer and consumer.——0. J. F., Otscgo
county.

Serious Loss to This Farmer

I am enclosing one dollar for my subscription
to your splendid paper. There’s none better.
I noticed the article in M. B. F. regarding the
grading of potatoes. Will say that I for one, have
planted about eleven and one-half acres and dug
seven hundred and ninety bushels of which about
sixty bushels were field frozen. I paid as high as
three dollars a bushel for seed and $3.50 and din-
ner for digging. Now, if these were made into
two grades, there would be about sixty per cent
of them No. 2. The market here is full and they
are not buying at all, but they say that all they
could pay is 87c for No. 1, and 60 per cent of that
for No. 2 grade. So you can readily see that I
for one, would come out at “the little end of the
horn” at the price they are offering and making
two grades. There are dozens of other farmers
around here who are situated the same as myself
and worse. The making of the two grades is
highway robbery of the farmer.

Seeing that you have done so much for the

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potatoes should not be more
than 50 cents to the con-
sumer this year and that if
they could be brought down
to this figure there would
be more potatoes consumed
and less wheat. Just let
them try to bring them
down to that figure this
year after the great ex-
pense the farmers have
been to and There will be a
bunch of potato buyers look-
ing for a job nert year. They
can’t fool all the farmers all
the time. There will be
very few potatoes raised in
this section next year is the
price falls below ll‘lH’IY‘ it
is now—W. D., Osceola, (70.,
Michigan, R. .F D. No. 2.

City Man Hit Too

I agree with the Mecosta
editor when he says that
the farmer loses on the pres-
ent method of. grading po-
tatoes, but the city man is
hit just as hard, for if my
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get justice for us on the potato deal? That’s all
we ask—~justice. If the farmers here could get
$1. 50 per bu. for potatoes, they could make a fair
profit, but no great fortune. Thanking you for
, giving us such an excellent paper. ——F. R D. An-
trim county.

Doesn’t Know What Farmers Will Do

The fall work is almost all done; the potatoes
that were in the ‘ground after the frost were bad-
ly frozen. Some potatoes are fairly good and
some were not worth digging; they run from 50
to 90 bu to the acre. I don’t know what farmers
are going to do when they are cut in two with
the potato grades. They will have to leave the
form when they can‘t make both ends meet. Isn’t
there something that can be done?——E. M. G.. An-
trim county.

Claims Dealers Mix Grades

In regard to grading potatoes, will say I haven’t
. many to sell but the worst is that in some of the
: elevators is that when they ship they m“x No. 1
— and "o 2. One of my neighbors whom I can re-
5: ly on said he saw them at the _____
at Falmouth loading a car of potatoes, two men
carried No. 1 grade and one man carried No. 2
grade and spread them over the top, mixing them
in. I will say I think your advice on markets
is the best in the state and I will do anything I
can to boost the MIcIiIoAN Bi'smicss FAR111211~
IV. 7’. 13.. Wexford county.

Cannot See Where Farmers Will Make Profit

I received that great paper again; can hardly
wait until it gets here each week as it. is one of
the best papers that I get. and I am tellingr my
friends abqu it, and alro hand tln m the paper to
look over. I had 12 acres: of In ans and got 54 bu.;
.‘IT‘. bu. will pick 10 pounds and the rest will pick
half, and my potatoes Were frozen badly; about
every eighth bushel is frown around here. There
were many fields of beans that were never pulled.
I do not see where farmers are going to make any
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Will Plant Only for Own Use Next Year

Plea: 1e find enclosed postof’tite order for one
dollar for one year s subscription for the best
farm paper I have ever taken, and will say I have
taken from two to five every year for twenty
years, and I think the M B. F. is more help to
the farmer than any of them. My opinion of the
potato grade is I do not th’nk the farmers are
getting a square deal. Most of the farmers of
this and nearby localities think the same. I
know of different farmers. and many of them, who
have always planter] from 5 to 7 acres every year,
who say they will only plant for their own use
ncrt gear on account of th's growling. Af‘er grud-
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High P1 ices All That Saves the Farmer
ii In regard to Ihe grading of po.a-ocs. I had 2
acres and dug them and had 7.0 bushels. little and
big. and it' I had to put them through a 177,. inch
screen I1.I.or‘l1ir:l:-1. of" them would drop through
and the o'her third would st'ck in the mesh.
The two grades in bca'is would be a good thing
us hcre for the elevator here is financed by
:1 Mt. Pleasant concern and our beans are shipped
out and picked so that we can‘t even buy our cull
beans back. Our corn was a complete failure; the
potatoes 3:3 bu. to the acre and beans 6 or 7. That
looks 21.: though the farmer would get rich 011 his
crops. If it had not been for the high prices
there would have been a lot more who would
have had to quit the'r farms. Here is an example:
I borrowed $450 to buy 40 acres, which makes me
1:16 acres: in all, and for the last 3 years we have
not been able to pay the interest on the $450. We
can not get money through the Federal Land
Loan for they claim we can not give such paper
as they wants—(7. H. 0.. (Flare county.

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Antrim County Man Opposes New Screen
L: I consider the M. B. F. the best paper I have
ever read of its kind and I wouldn’t do without
it for twice what I paid for it. In regards to the
potato grading I have figured it a great big graft.
There are farmers around here whose potatoes
are large enough so that the grading does not
affect them much, and then I also know of some
whose potatoes will sort out 50 per cent. At
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the No.1 price for No.2 grade.
buyers are paying 50 per cent for No.2.
they are paying 80c for No. 1. I Now I would like
to ask what the buyers could pay today.

The potatoes around here turned out less than
was expected they would, although there was a
number- of fields that yielded 250 bu. per acre,
the great majority ran from 50 to 125.

I would like to say further that 96 per cent of
the farmers around here are bitterly opposed to the
1 15- 16 inch screen and the 1% inch screen. —R.
E. L. Antrim county.

A Heavy Loss to Wexford Man

Am very much disappointed to find that pota-
toes will be graded as firsts and seconds. To d’s-
pose of my 1917 crop on this basis will mean a
heavy loss to me on account of the tubers not
being fully developed. Out of nine acres I have
harvested three hundred bushels. About 50 per
cent of these I expect will sell as No. 1. It will
readily” be seen what my profit will be if I have to
sell under these conditions—11'. A., Wexford county

No Money in Potatoes This Year

Here'are a few facts concerning my own ex-
perience with potatoes this year: Out of 12 acres
planted I harvested 460 bu., (and they were well
taken care of too). Two loads were taken to the
market and fully 65 per cent sold for No. 2, which
at the present rate brought 42 cents a bu. Those
having frosty land and cannot depend upon a full
growth of their potatoes will find it hard to meet
expenses under these condit'ons. Half—grown crops
and 17,4; in grading will make it impossible for
me to lift the martgage from my far'm.——(}. W ’11.
Wexford county.

Putting Lots of Farmers Out of Business

I wish to say a few words in regard to the pota-
to grading business. II is just putt-ing lots of
farmers out of business. Fifty per cent of their
crop was on the small side owing to September
frosts. The 111ajor'ty of growers borrowed money
at, local banks to plant large acreage and can’t
get. clear of those notes. The banks are not re-
newing notes for only 30 to 60 days does not
give the farmer any chance to recover. Other
years notes could be renewed for 6 months. It
looks like some organization against the sun-
burnt heroes of the country. Hoping you will
succeed in getting a reconsideration 011 the part
of the Food Administration.-1~'. 8.. Mecosta county

Will Cut Acreage in Middle

I want to tell you in as few words as possible
what I think of the potato grades that are being
foisted upon us farmers.

It’s the same old story and we farmers are the
“goat.” It is plain to me that the Potato Buyers’
‘sr1ociation has passed one over on the Food Ad-
ministration at Washington. The farmers of this
township, Sidney. will tell you to a man that un-
less this grad'ng is straightened out and made
much more satisfactory, and that mighty roon.
thcy will cut thci)‘ ll(‘/'(’(l_(/(’ in the middle ncmt ycdr.
I am in favor of a certain grade for potatoes. but
two grades is a little too much‘for me. If a buyer
will screen out of my potatoes everything up to
13/. inch he and I will have no quarrel. f grow
from 1.000 to 2.000 bu. of pointers cncry year and
[ Il‘tlll/ to go on record as saying that if I have to
put up II"th this kind of d dcal my 7l(’J‘f year‘s
(Icrcogc Icill lic mighty few. In fact I am getting
disgusted wi'h farming anyway. Having these
harpies of hell d'gging into me at every turn
doesn't appeal to hie—IV. P. L.. Montcalm county.

Industry Will be Seriously Threatened

It was with much interest, that I read your ar-
ticle in the issue of Nov. 17. entitled “Potato
Grades Serious Loss to Farmers.” It 1's nothing
short of robbery, as I can say I have had some ex-
perience with the so-called government screen.
My advice is this: See the screen and measure
it before you consent to sell on a government
screen basis. One of my neighbors had about 350
bu. of potatoes and wanted me to put in enough
with his to make a small car. He said the buyers
would give us $1.10 for the good No. — and we
could keep the seconds. Well, I agreed to put
in 250 bu., and out of the first load I drew back
home 18 bu. of the second grade. They were a
good grade for table use, but of course, I had.
agreed to keep seconds so I couldn't ‘kick; they
went through the 13/, inch screen (which was
really 2 inches, as I found when I measured it
with a caliper rule. and were classed as second
grade. Well, I sorted over, by hand, about 550
bu. to get 156 bu. toward the 250 I promised and
now I will have to re—grade what I have in order
to realize much out of them. Go after the guilty
parties on this grading business and I will guar-
antee that the potato growers of Mich‘gan will
stand by you to a man.

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At Alden the ‘
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I havé raised potatoes as my chief crop for 20‘

years, and knOw that in late years when there
-were a good many over- sized potatoes on the mar-
ket, that the buyers all claimed- that the medium
'sized ones brought the best money in the big
markets.
Just because M clrigan’s crop this year did not
attain their growth, and it leaves a chance for
some one to make a lot of easy money off the
poor producer. I predict this much: Unless this
pctato grading is made more fair that the industry
in Michigan will be seriously damaged. Of course
the growers don’t expect the consumer to buy
every potato he raises for No. 1, but how can any-
one expect the grower to take second money for
from 40 to 60% of his crop, as is the case this year.

I repeat again, go after the ones responsible
for this state of affairs, and I can assure you the
hearty co-operation of- Michigan growers. Thank-
ing you f0r your timely article on this matter.
——H. A. H., St. Joseph county.

“I Will Cut My Acreage 50%”

I read with much interest Mr. Bale’s article on
potato grading. Mr. Bale seems to be very much
alarmed about brother B. E. S not understanding
the position of shippers and consumers, as well as
good honest growers. To my best opinion Bro.
B. E. S. saw daylight in the two potato grade
proposition. . \

Mr. Bale states he is a grower and a shipper
If he was a grower only he could not help but
oppose the 1% inch potato screen, and he would
not have been called to Washington, and he would
not have given his own time and paid h’s own
expenses as he says “for the benefit and the best
interests of the country." He meant to say, “best
interests of our shippers and buyers,” for these
are the men that are coining money on the two-
grade potato proposition.

Mr. Bale goes 011 to say that it is very easy to
get 10c more for No. 1 stock. Yes, it 1's easy to say.
but not so easy to get-e-I mean that 10c.

Mr. Bale is calling my attention to the con-
sumer’s place, and about two bushels of potatoes
side by side. one graded and one field run, and
at the cost of ten cents to twenty—five cents more
per bushel than the other. When Mr. Bale talks
about graded bushel and field run he doesn't say
anything about the No. 2. I am thinking about
how much more is be getting per bushel than for
field run. I am opposed to sell'ng Iield run, but
I am in favor of selling graded stock, but in one
grade and culls. The culls go to the grower and
the graded stock to the consumer, and the con-
sumer will pay as much if not more, for this stOck.
For this reason that the No. 2 which you claim
you sell for 65c a bushel, are the best eating pota-
to in the bunch, and therefore I say it is strictly
wrung to grade potatoes for market in two grades.

Mr. Bale says “now is the time to put Michigan
on the map, while our stock is good and we can
make them extra fine by sorting them according
to the Government request.” Our stock was inst
as good 30 years ago as it Is now, and the ship-
pers had no reason for (lumping everything in the
sack that the farmers brought, to the market,
dirt and pebbles and scoops up the sand of the
floor. dumps it into the sack in order to make the
load hold out. l\Iichigan can be put on the map
with one-grade stock and the growers will plant
just as many potatoes as they can take care of.
but crcry farmer Icho has had the cmpci'icncc of
thc lll‘O grudcs of potatocs says he Io‘ll cut his
acreage 50 per ccnt (Ind that is just what. I It‘ll]
do. And if that is the kind of a map Mr. Balt- is
trying to put Michigan on that's easily done.

Mr. Bale says it, is no trouble to get a good pricc
for good stock. He is right. But I know too
that there is no trouble in getting a good price
for good stock when the culls are screened out
and all sound tubers left in one grade, and I know
that neither Mr. Bale nor anyone else who is
in favor of the two grades of potatoes is on the
right track.

I am always ready to stand by our goyernnrent
if it is to the best interests of all, but this rule
of grading is a long ways from being to the bed
interests of the farmer. If I am not, right in my
remarks, then I wish some good farmer brother
would convince me where I am \VI'Ollg.W"H. IL.
Lcclcnau county.

A Great Injustice to the Farmer

We have been reading the articles in the M. B.
F. on the potato and bean situation with much
interest. It is my opinion that the Food Admin-
istrator has surely been misinformed regarding
the situation from the standpoint of the “poor
farmer.” In our locality farmers are protesting
strongly against the use of screens at our local
market. I feel that such a practice is a great in-
justice to the farmers. The expense incurred in
the buying of seed at last spring’s prices and the
price of labor ranging from $2.50 to $3.00 per day

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CO-OPERATION MEANS
GREATER DAIRY PROFITS

Co-operation is the big 'thing in
modern farming today. 'And it can-
not help any class of farmers more
than those who are engaged in dairy-
ing. The greater p rt of the 5,500
creameries and the 3,500 cheese fac-
tories in the United States today
should be owned and operated by the
men who supply the milk and cream
to them.

In organizing a co-operative cream-
ery or cheese factory the number of
cows that will be available for the
enterprise should be considered. A1.
least 600 cows are needed to make the
venture a success. It is safe to start
with this number because the success
of the co—operative factory or cream-
ery will encourage dairying and. the
number of COWS will be increased 1
have seen it work out this way sever-
al times.

There is no place for the man who
makes a business of promoting a co-
cpcrative creamery or cheese factory.
Farmers who understand local condi-
tions can do the work much better

we POULTRY, YJHEEP

will often arise if it is run on the
plan of one share one vote. Let each
member have only one vote on the af-
fairs of the business.

There are great possib'lities in these
co-operative creameries and cheese
factories, at this time especially.
There is a good market for all kinds
of dairy products and there is no
reason in the world why the producers
should not get the largest possible
part of the consumers’ money. Farm-
ing today is a very complex business,
more than simply raising the prod-
ucts for market. In order to make
the best profits the farmer has got to
take the leading part in the market.-
ing of what he produces. The sooner
we wake 11p to this fact and act ac—
cordingly the sooner we will get the
money that we should for our labor
and money invested.

Another side to this that will be a
means of a great saving each year is
that the farmers in a community can
buy their feed and material together
by the carload at a great, sav'ng. This
can often be done through a local
dealer -who can make the deal or thru
the co-operative company. Fertiliz-

 

than a stranger
11111. And too often
the promoter is
more interested in
selling a lot of ex-
pensive equipment
at high prices than
he is in the welfare
of the farmer and
the communfty. If
there is need for a
business of this
kind talk it over
with your neigh-
bors and go at the
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or clover hay, corn fodder, oat straw,
cow pea hay and silage. In feeding
silage or other green feeds we must
be careful, however. A little green
feed is good but too much succulence
is just as bad for the ewes as too much
grain. It w'll in most cases lead to
the production of paunchy, flabby
lambs. The flock likes a widely di-
versified supply of roughage. Oats
bran, a little corn and oil meal make
a good grain ration. Sheaf oats make
a good grain and fodder ration. If the
ewes are provided with plenty of alfal-
fa or clover hay, sheaf oats and torn
fodder they will not need much grain.
Regular feeding is a great help to
the ewes. They expect to receive their
food at a certain time every day, and
if disappointed they become restless,
which upsets their digestive system
to a certain degree. I try to get
around to do the feeding at the same
The sheep must. be
more time and

hours every day.
fed and it takes no
labor to be regular than otherwise.
Exposure to variable weather con-
ditions during the winter influence;
the development of the fetus and in

some instance.‘ is
a, cause of weak
lambs at birth.
Sheep can stand
much cold, still,
dry weather, but
c o l d , drenching
rains, and windy
snowy weather is
very trying on
them. When the

fleece becomes thor-
oughly soaked from

ra‘n or snow and
wool fibers mat and
form a cold blan—

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any other line, and the temperature of
keep it always the body and re-
strictly bus'ness. tards the escape of

I11 organizing a waste matter from
venture of this 11a- the skill. The 1111-
ture men who are imal requires more
known for sound “Til 1111(1‘31‘ 511011
llllHllless judgment Oxford Majesty" s (tipsy, who won first Ribbon in the Ang (Jew class 111 the .Nntionnl (‘Olltlllltillb' t” 1‘7“”)
.11.... be selected 12:111. 15111‘1.1.1":..::...‘.‘:::‘.:1"'.';::1. ‘11:;- ..t.::"1::1..“'.°..1.":...1'.1‘:-'::':.,::1:i1 111111
ffll' ()Ifit‘ltlls. Them of butter in one v.91” Oxtord Mujesty’ s (iypsy is owned by 1.. V. “'11lklcy, 81111111- posing additional
should be a pres- 1111:1011, (‘mumomlm' labor upon the di—
ideut, secretary, treasurer and four- ers and machinery can be purchased gerv‘tive system which weakens 11s ac-
or five pmmp-a] dairymen as a board by the carload at wholesale prices, tivity and retards the proper devel-
ol‘ (l?11g(-:()m_ The Seprgtal-y should be saving each 111ember a considerable opment of the fetus. Hence the im-
a man of Mum business amount, (11' money. , licrndrd l1}. (Wit/1'11. portance of proper shcltcr tor the

experience.
sense and have a thorough knowlcdgc
ot' the selling end. The success of the
work depends on the men who are
guiding it. If the officials are farm-
ers in the community and sharehold-
ers they will work to the best 111. their

ability for its s1ucc1s.

When organizing, enough capital
should be secured to make, it a suc-
cess. Too many promising things of

this kind failbecause of lack of
ital. If possible the milk or cream
should be paid for at the prevailing
market price every two weeks. "his
will enable “the men who look after
the selling end to hold the product
for a time when the market is at a
low ebb. The profits can then be put,
in the bank as they are made and a
quarterly or yearly dividend paid to
members This is by far the most
satisfactory and >11siness-like method.
Enough money should be put in a
sinking fund each month from the
brofits to enable the officials to take
advantage of a favorable business
chance. It is possible to purchase the
needed material at a good discount
for cash at certain times of the year
and these things help to make the div-
idends larger at the end of the fiscal
Year.

It should be conducted as a truly
co-operative business and on the one-
Yote plan. A great deal of trouble

HOW TO AVOID WEAK
LAMBS AT BIRTH

On my farm I have for a good many
years maintained a deck of about :10
breeding ewes and have found that in
the management of them it is not al—
ways easy to determine the causes of

trouble that sometimes arises. Weak
lambs at birth are one of the most
perplexing troubles. The cause may
be traced to various sources. Lack of
proper food assimilation by the ewe
may weaken the growth of the fetus
during its development. This condi-
tion is more prevalent among old

ewes which have lost teeth than it is
among the younger ones. Lack of
thrift may however be brought on in
young ewes throngh weak digestive or-
gans. Loss of flesh is one of the mort
apparent evidences of this and can
generally be remedied in young ani—
mals by feeding them extra with a
variety of foods until the system re-
gains its normal condition. The
cause of weak lambs at birth can fre-
quently be traced to a too limited ra-
tion during gestation.

To properly mature their
young the ewes need to be supplied
with a nutritious and varied ration.
For roughage they should have alfalfa

unborn

ewes in bad weaathcr. The nhctcr
ought to be well ventilated. admit
plenty of sunshine and be kept in such
condition that they will occupy it. from
choice rather than compulsion.
The yard should be spacious and dry
and it" iossible have a southcrn ex~
posurc.
Dur'ng
I let, my
field. Exercise

111/Jill

in winter
in the pasture
they must and
there are very tow days in winter
when they cannot get all they need.
Exercise keeps the circulation tree,
the 11111sclcs strong and digestion good
and the ewe energetic. It is one of
the most important things in avoid-
ing 11 eak lambs at birth. A little salt
should be given the ewes. My method
of supplying this is to sprinkle it, over
their roughage two or there times a
week. The drinking water for the
animals ought, to be clear and clean
and given at least twice a day in case
it is not within their reach all the
time. Sheep need little water but
they need it, often. It is essential to
keep the sheep, as quiet as possible
all the time for they are very timid.
Dogs and all other annoyances should
be kept out of the sheepfold.—-John

Underwood.

favorable wcather
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The early frost here damaged the potatoes
‘ until on an average our locality has about‘60 per

cent of a erop. .The- potatoes are running small

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and after being screened about 25 per cent of
every load is hauled back and is a total loss.
With the nation-wide campaign for food conser-

' cation the screening of the short potato crop is

also apparently inconsistent. As for me, I think
the potato screen is a public nuisance and” should
be ousted.——-E. B., Emmet county.

40 Per Cent Went Thru Screen
In regard to the potato screen I might say that
myself and brother harvested 15 acres of potatoes

.0! which about 40 per cent went thru the 1%

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inch screen, while if we could have used-the 1%
inch screen only about 15 per cent of them would
have gone thru. Now, the price of potatoes at
williamsburg on the 19th was $1.30 per hundred
for firsts and 75c for seconds. I hope you can do
something to improve the situation as most all
the farmers in this neighborhood find the same
condition. Hoping your paper, MICHIGAN BUSI-
NEss FARMING will continue successful, I remain,
—C’. H ., Grand Traverse county.

A Rotten Deal for Farmers

I have received several copies of your'paper and,

to say I am pleased with it is putting it mildly.
It is just the kind of a paper we farmers need.
I believe you are truly trying to help the farmer.
So long as you carry out your present policy you
can count on me as a life subscriber. I certainly
enjoy your editorials. I think this potato grading
is giving the farmer a rotten deal. I enclose a
list of names, as I think every farmer in Michigan
should have your paper. Wishing you the best of
success and hoping the Kaiser gets canned, I am,
—E. T., St. Joseph county.

Farmers Are Discouraged

Will say that this is the first year that potatoes
have ever been run thru a screen here and all
farmers are discouraged over it. The best grade
of potatoes are selling at $1.00 per bu, and the
second grades are sold at a great loss to the
farmers of this state. The early frost of Sep-
tember making so many medium and small pota-
toes. Beans were badly frozen, not half a crop,
and some fields were gathered only for feed, while
corn has never ripened and apples no crop at all.
We are all very grateful to the MICHIGAN BUSINESS
FARMING for all it is doing for the farmers of
Michigan—0. W. 0., Alcona county.

One and Seven- -Eights Mesh Very Unfair

I have been a reader of MICHIGAN BUSINESS
FARMER for a short time and am well pleased
with the interest the editors take in us as
farmers. We think the grading of potatoes with
1% inch mesh very unjust, as this takes out a
very desirable grade for table use free from hol-
lows, yet valued at a much lower price. We also
think the government report as to yield too high,
so far as this, Cass county, is concerned, which is
one of the best potato counties in the state. The
final yield will be between 50 and 60 bu. per acre.
Also think the yield of corn greatly enlarged by
many writers as they call the present crop a
“bumper" one. Now, if these same writers will
take the trouble to ride out in the country and
examine a tow fields or converse with a few hon-
est, conscientious farmers they will find the 0p
posite condition of things to exist, or the most
worthless crop we have had for years; too soft to
keep when stored in crib and when frozen too hard
for stock to Cilt."T. J. 8., (loss co'unty.

Grand Traverse Farmer Opposed to Grades
I wish to state that the two potato grades are
opposed here, the Grand Traverse region. to a man
by the farmers that I have seen. We were promis-
ed altogether different things at planting time,
and expected a fair minimum price, $1.00 per bu.,
graded the old way. It cost us that to raise
them, and what we get below that is actual loss.
One farmer told me that they don’t. buy the small-
cr grade at all. He said that he sold his around
town for what he could get, mostly 25c a 1111.. rath-
er than haul them home. There has been a big
harvest of medium and undersized potatoes, and
quite a good many will get practically nothing for
their crop. It is safe to say that farmers on the
average will lose about 1-3 of what they would
and should have received. These are the facts.
Now, as to opinion: It is a shameful thing to
say: but coercion and intimidation has done its
work—and people are afraid to have such things
around. It appears that might is right, as put in
practice, no matter what the powers that be pro-
fess. The lid has been put on the h. c. of l. and
capital has, as it always will, found a way of
squirming out from under and secured standing
room on top, and is loud in denouncing those as

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We appreciate your efforts in our behalf, but

well aware that you labor under the same disad-
. vantage as the rest of the liberal press. ,
relief is better than none,”so here’s more strength .
. to your arms—IR. H. B., Leelenau county.

Some

“Middle” Skins Both Ends
I very much appreciate the work which you aim
to do for farmers and I want to help the good
effort along. I enclose clippings from the Cadillac

Evening News. No. 1 shows price paid by potato ‘

buyers for potatoes in Cadillac. You will figure
that the average of No. 1 and No. 2 grades is 60c
per bu., ‘78c and 42c, average, 60c. Now what
does the consumer pay? Look at clipping No. 2.
“ ’s Special” is $1.25 for No. 1 potatoes; 47c
above what the grower gets. “——-—-—’s Special"
reaps only 320 on No. 1, or “fancy” and in 150 lb.
sacks, 900 per bu., probably No. 2 potatoes; 42
from 90 leaves 480 over the grower’s price. How
about a “reasonable profit” we hear about?
note what this weighing and grading does to the
grower and the potato eater in Cadillac. Here is
a matter for the Food Administration to think
upon. How would it be to pass this exhibit along
to Washington? Note how the “middle” skins
both ends.——~A. T. 8., Weaford county.

Thinks Mr. Bale Should Not Class Himself

as Grower

In regard to this potato grading I just could not
let it pass after reading Mr. J. J. Bale’s letter in
the MICHfOAN BUSINESS FARMER, where he has
tried to state for your benefit that he can handle
the potatoes as fast as any man can shovel them
in. Perhaps he can, but what about it when the
man has to stop and stand there and freeze while
he weighs the potatoes after he has got 5 or 6
crates full and carry them off down to a basement
to empty. Another thing that man has not the
least possible chance to see how those potatoes
are weighed. He just simply has to stand there
and take the dealer’s word for it. Another thing,
why should those restaurants, and eating houses
have potatoes at any lower rate than any other
consumer, at the expense of the farmer? Yester-
day my husband and I went to our little city fo
Scottsville. There were loads of potatoes all the
way from the dealer’s warehouse out to the street
and standing along the streets. We went in about
noon and came out about 4 p. m. and the loads
still sat in the streets. What time would those
men get home? Perhaps some of them came 10
or 12 miles. They have got to stand there and
abide their time.

Now, if they would have a reasonable size
screen to run the potatoes over and would then
weigh the load as they used to and let the farmers
keep the screened potatoes and weigh the rig

back again, I believe the farmers would be esat-

isfied; but they are not going to stand to be robbed
right before their eyes any more than one year.

I don’t think that Mr. Bale ought to be allowed
to class himself with the growers. I say the farm-
ers should com‘~ine anl stand up for their rights;
but they spring such things on him when he is
too busy to defend himself. If all farmers should
drop everything and run to Was} ingtOn to have
their wrongs righted every time there is need of
it I am afraid some me would go hungry. We
had a little over eight acres of beans‘and they
went 4 bushels to the acre—Mrs. P. 0., Mason
county.

Most People Want Smaller Size

One word about potato grading. Will say that
we grow from 5 to 10 acres every year and figure
on taking a carload to some distant city to sell the
load to grocers, or any person who cares to come
to the car for them, for instance in 1913 the buy—
er would only offer 250, so we sacked and went
to Kensington, Ill. The stores were retailing them
at $1.25 per bu; I sold them at the cars for 75c,
and after paying all expenses and allowing $1.50
per day for myself and return trip they netted me
.63 7.10 per bu. It is my experience that, thc most
pcoplc want the smaller size. Now, as we have
poor land as well as good land there must
some one living on both, hence it takes lots of
money and time to bring the poor land up to a
point to raise 100 bu. per acre, and it costs just
as much to plant, plow and take care of a yield
of 100 bu. as it does to take care of 425 bu., ex-
cept a small matter of picking and hauling; who
would not rather pick up large ones than small
ones. I can pick them 3 to 1 in favor of the No. 1.
It is very plain to see who benefits by the grad-
ing. the big man who was born with a silver
spoon in his mouth, not the one who buys a run-
down farm and has a mortgage and a family to
say nothing about sickness. We had ten acres
this year and got only 622 crates, such as they
were. Will have at least 150 bu. too small for

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be,

. b ' “
seed? We have a neighbor, Mr. .
with 6 acres with 2. 500 bu. It is claimed you can
very easily see that fat comes on top. The little
fellow should be only too glad that he may live
at all. I think it one of the greatest outrages
this country has ever known.-.—-A. N. L., VanBuren

~ county.

Not a, Square Deal for Farmer
.I am very much against the grading of potatoes.
I can only see the man man selling the screens
that is making any money. It is not giving the
farmers a square deal at _all,,and something will
have to be done—T. A. B., Hecosta county.

Seconds Sell Higher Than Firsts

In regard to the grading of potatoes will say
that a neighbor paid $60 for 20 bu. of seed and
he sold 40 bu .and got 14 bu. of seconds from the
same, and “could have sold them in our town for
35c per bu. My potatoes run about the same. I
worked in the market in Indiana one winter and
seconds, such as these are here, would go at first
price, and they would ask to have them sorted

, from theNo. 1, and would buy them as firsts. I

ate dinner at a first-class hotel and they had sec-
onds forL dinner, and they charged me a No. 1
price; not but what the potatoes were good, but
it made no difference with the price of the meal.
Why can’t they give us more for firsts and seconds
as long as hotels and families buy them as firsts?
One and a quarter inch is large enough screen to
screen potatoes through. I have bought and sold
both, and have never had a kick. This is a rob-
ber’s game against the farmer. —F. A._ Osceola
county

Will Help‘Keep Acreage Down

In regard to the two grades of potatoes will say
that it is not taken very favorably up north here,
and I think it will help keep the acreage down
next year more than anything else. Two grades
of beans would be all right, but of course we can’t
get that for that would be a good thing for the
farmer. Will say that, I planted 12 acres of po-
tatoes. Could have sold the seed we used for $2.50.
We harvested about 400 bu. Planted 15 acres of

beans, got 45 bu.; they will pick about 20 lbs to’

the bu., and the potatoes will grade close to 150
bu. There are three potato houses in Buckley,
two at Glengary and one in Mesick, all full, wait-
ing for cold weather so they can fill them again
for spring delivery. Now it seems to me that if
the U. S. government wants to co-operate with
the farmer that they could put buyers in here and
see that they get a square deal. 1 have talked with
a lot of farmers around here and they all think
that unless they do get a square deal that they
will farm enough for their own use another year
and not go to so large an expense again to grow
potatoes for 60c.—F. E. B., Wexford county.

Grading Means Stupendous Waste of Good
Food Stuffs

You are getting onto the potato proposition all
right, as you usually do on all questions affecting
the farmers. At McBrides the buyers are using
the 1% screen, and all that goes thru it are sent
back to the hogs. I sorted and sold what came
back from one load of well sorted potatoes, and
got two bushels of mighty nice stuff which a car-
penter working for me begged for, saying he
would rather have them than larger potatoes, and
I let him have them at the regular price. One of
my neighbms borrowed a screen and run his pota-
toes over it and had over 50 per cent of them left
on his hands. If this sort of grading is going on
all over the land the waste of good food stuff is
going to be very heavy, and that too, when we
are being urged to have “wheatless, meatless and
eatless days,” so that soldiers may have enough to
eat. If this grading is not stopped not less than
30 per cent of this year’s crop will go to the hogs

I have talked with a good many farmers and
We are all sore. It looks as if the government
was handing us the hot end of the poker wherever
it touches farm interests. We are urged to grow
bumper crops and when we do our best and come
out with small yields from one of the worst years
from a weather standpoint, that we have ever ex-
perienced, we are turned over to the tender mer-
cies ‘of the gang of d—d sharks like the Bean Job-
bers’ Ass’n and the Potato Buyers’ Ass’n., that
have been skinning both the grower and the con-
sumer of these products for years. With their
past experience, and the G6vernment and agricul-
tural colleges behind them we expect to be skinned
right,—scientifically. They can’t run any of my
potatoes over two screens unless the government
forces it at the muzzle of a gun. The seconds are
sold to the south for seed at high prices—0. M. 0.,
Montcalm county.

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'Beans 'badly.'darnaged} Potatoes goihgfto
market as fast as possible. 'Hay is,be~,
ing marketed—JV. E. F. Clarkston. * m ’l,

GRAND TRAVERSE (Northeastbl’ota-y’
toes have been dug since the frost, from
10 to 30 per cent frozen. .Price is $1.25
per hundred lbs. Buyers Will not take
them if there are any frozen ones. Very
few being sold. No beans threshed yet.
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, .. finite cold._ Soil has- - . j » . . ‘
sh pa for plowing but is ~ ' ' I
rd new. Farmers have been . '
selling ”0 again can lots; about one-- . ‘ '
third 0 . the ‘crop being disposed of and- ,
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HURON (Northwest)~—-Since the storm MIDLAND (Southeast)-—-—-l.<‘ariners are

hogs in good demand. .Hens, ducks, tur-
keys and geese selling at good prices.
About 40 Glea’ners went from here to the
,‘rleaner federation meeting at Cass City.
All sav they brought home some good in-
formation with them.———R. B. C., Caro.

BAY (Southeast)——The fall plowing is
nearly done. Farmers are delivering hay
and sugar beets—J. C A. Munger.

BAY (East)—-—Farmers are threshing
beans which are averaging from 10 to 15
bu. per acre. Some as high as 20 bu.
while other fields produce only 5 to 8 bu.
Some corn is being husked. Not much
plowing done—G. G., Linwood.

TUSCOLA (Northeast)—Some farmers
are husking corn. Not much corn ripe.
not over 25 per cent. Some are selling
beans because they are too soft to keep.
Not much stock will be fed. feed being
too scarce. Ground is frozen too hard
for plowing. On account of the stormy
day the Gleaner rally on the 22nd was not
well attended, but it was far from being
a failure—S. S.. Cass City.

HURON (West Central)—The hard
freezing nights seem to be hurting wheat.
The cold and stormy weather has start-
ed the feeding of cattle from the winter
supply—A. F. C.. Pigeon.

CALHOUN Northwest)—Farmers are
are trying to nish corn husking. which
is a very poor crop, most all soft—C. E.,
B., Battle Creek.

OTSEGO (West Central)—The weather
has been nice until Wednesday, the 21st,
when it rained all day, and since then
winter has been with us. There are some
potatoes out‘in the fields yet. and farm-
ers are still waiting for the market to
rise, because they do not want to dispose
of any at the present price—C. A.. (lay-
lord.

HILLSDALE (SouthwesU—The farm-
ers are busy with their crops, especially

‘were worth harvesting.

which started last week the farmers have
not been able to do anything. Cattle are
housed. All the beans are harvested that
_ Some grain is
going to market. Cows are selling very
high at the auction sales, and young cat-
tle sell high, but horses are not very good
sale—G. W., Elkton.

MONROE (Northeastb—Farmers are
husking corn and drawing stalks. The
weather is cold. The farmers are selling
grain and hay. and are holding corn but
there is not much to hold. Farmers are
buving steers and a few hogs. Where can
ftarmers get good seed corn '?-—Pt. i~l._ (farle—
on.

PRESQL’E ISLE (\Vest)—Weather it;
cool and fine for fall plowing. Beans are.
harvested and some are threshed, they
average from three to ten bu. per acre
in this locality. Farmers are holding
potatoes for better prices. Milch cows
are selling at from $50 to $80. It}. L. B..
Onaway.

IOSCO (Soutlieast)———Most of the farm-
ers are plowing at present, while some
are threshing beans. Seventy acres of
beans on ten farms threshed last week
yielded 214 bushels and some of these
will pick one-third to one-half. The best
yield heard of so far was 44 bushels from
6 acres. Buckwheat is only bringing
$2.75 per cwt. Don't think this is price
enough. Potatoes sold quite freely this
week at $1.00. but many are being held
for more—W. K.. ’l‘awas Pity.

\VEXFORD (\"esfi—Soiil‘ farmers are
plowing for spring crops. The weather
was nice until Sunday. The soil seems
to be in good condition. A good many
farmers are holding some crops for bet—
tre prices, that is some farmers who are
not compelled to sell. Potatoes arc low
at present but it looks as though they
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busy plowing, for the wealier is fine for
this time of year. What they do this fall
will put them ahead next spring. Some
of the farmers have sold some beans and
some of the farmers have beans to thresh
yet—J. H. M., Hemlock.

GENESIS” (Southeast)—li‘armers_ are
not doing much at this time as it is too
rainy and cold. The soil has been in
good shape for working until this lit-t
spell of bad weather. The i'arnicrs are
selling potatoes, hay and hogs in con-
siderable quantities. Grains arc moving
steadily. The last couplc of weeks of
good weather has helped the farmers out
with their work. Beans and potatoes are
all harvested and quite a largo amount
of corn has been husked.——C. W. S.. Fen—
on.

GRATIOT (Southeast)——Farmers arc
busy drawing beets. yet about a third of
them have been drawn. A little corn
has been husked. Farmers are selling
wheat. oats and a few beans. Beans are
the only thing the farmers are holding for
more money. Some of our boys were
called to Camp Custer last week and
left here on the 21st.—J. E. C.. Baiiriistcr.

GLAIHVIN (Southwest —I<‘ai'iners are
doing a fine lot of plowing. thanks to the
good weather we have been having for
the past two “'"eeks. Some fields of fall
grain are showing up fine, and some are
not up yet. Seine farmers are drilling
rye yet. The bean threshing is about
half over and the average so far is 4.4
bu. per acre and picking heavy at that.
Not many are being sold 'as the price
dropped to $7 last week. “'0 would be
glad to have some of our brother farm—
crs tell us where we are going to get our
seed corn for next spring—V. V. I\'..
Beavcrton.

MACON“ (.\'ortliWest)—A few of our
farmers are threshing beans which are

were a good size run too.. Here are the'

figures: Load, 4.420; tare. 1.940; net.
2,780. I had eight bushels which were
seconds and I hauled them home. I re—
ceiver] $41.70 for the firsts, 46 1—3 bu.,at
$1.50 per cwt. I brought home five bu.
of good eating potatoes for which I was
offered a little less than 60c per bushel.
I don't mind bringing home the sand and
pig food, or sclling good seed potatoes at
half price. but I don’t see the sense of
selling good-sized eating potatoes at half
price. We have been trying for years to
grow a medium-sized. smooth. round p0-
tato. but it looks as though we would
have to go back to raising “pumpkins’
again—A. H., Acme.

MONTCALM (Southwest)—-I“armers in
this locality are threshing bcans and pre—
paring grain and other produce for win-
ter. Weather is cold as snow is received
every day and the ground is still_ covered.
A small amount of grain is being. held,
except oats, for higher prices, potatoes
are moving slow, as price is lower. than
last week, $1.60 per cwt. was paid on
last Thursday. Nov. 22. at Miller‘s Sta-
tion.———VV. L., Greenville.

0TTA“’A (Northeast)—Everybody is
selling. N0 market for potatoes at pres-
ent; beans not yet threshed. Car short-
age is hindering potato sale here. Only
a few crops bringing the farmers a fair
income, such as fruits, hay and livestock.
Fruits in this vicinity were a scarCity.
Farmers are selling their poultry for
what they can get. I don’t think there
will be much if any poultry held by the
farmers to sell after Thanksgiving. There
are some auction salcs and cows are sel-
ling high and horses clicap.——R. J. K.,
(‘onklin

J.»\(‘Kh‘().\‘ (Soulh)—\Vc:itlicr cold and
stormy. (Torn molding in the shock. Very
little being cribbed. Hay scarce. Farin—

about half a crop. llusking corn is also pl's are receiving $16.00 per ton at. their .
being illdUIged in. and picking apples. 1'21” barns. and the prospects are that it Will .
plowing. (Told weather; ground is Ill be much higher by spring. “IOVBI‘ seed =’

corn. There is quite a lot of fall plow-
ing being done this fall. Wheat is looking
pretty thin, but there is quite a large

farmers here will havc to buy seed po—
tatoes for spring on account of the dam-

 

acreage this fall.——L. B.. Camden. age by frOSt‘h‘S‘ H' S" HHI'HPHH‘ good condition to plow. Farmers are about all threshed. Poor yield and INN?"
LIVINGSTON (NorthwesU—Farmers waxwonn (south central) Another sellins their lambs. Hos-s are not fatteii— ior quality. Not much or a demand at

are busy caring for their stock and get— week of fine wczitlicr has enabled fm-m- ing vci'y fast as corn is soft. llici'c were proscnt for turkcys. no market. Buyers ;

ting fixed up for winter. The weather ers to continue plowing and also to g’pt not very many liclrls of hard corn. The for tho ’l‘lninksgiving raffles were obliged .

has been good until Thursday when it Dotatoes stored. ghtln-i- wood. and makc f‘tll‘mfl'b‘ 211‘“ ““t “THINK 11“." l‘”‘”“"‘*" “I“ 1" "ill“‘t'l “WI" "I'dt‘l's- lfarmcrs ”“9 puz- '

turned cold and blustery with ground general preparations: for wimp}; Nights waiting for higher pi'icc.~~ll. li.. Almont. zlcd Ii\'ci‘ Illo lican situation. not knowing .

”0719" hard. TWO different parties were have been cold. too lllll‘Il sr i alh w : . H . . .. _v‘ . . . wlictln-r it would be. host to :‘cll their ~
i i o i 1 \l,\\.l\\(.() (Northwest) IIlt {dinnis beans or hold mm” for higher prices. The 1!

here from the east One bought a car of good growth of when and rvc Potato - - ’ ‘
- - - ‘ . - .‘ ‘ . ~ IIll‘(“-7Illll' beans; they are tuining out ‘ _ , .. , , , _ . . .
registered 'Holstein COWb and shipped to buyers are not doing much. too much \.,.I.\. potfi‘rlv [91”.]qu 3‘“. scllingr licnns sushi slioiiagc has bctn rtlicacd: .VUU 3
l’ennsylvalia and the other bought a ('11?- frosted stock on tlic market. tho-v savw" out-i4 ‘llltI‘ li'iv ’l‘hc countv agl'nt has can I’lll' II‘.I”"'I”I‘ hm” any film.“ “0“" ji
load of grade milch cows at prices rang- A. A. II. Boon. ‘ ‘ a ' “\“hcd .“ hurl bed licrcssl 1,. l‘ but it is still (lulu-nit to sccill't‘ a supply .
5 ing from $90 to $130.—G. A. W., F‘owler— ‘ ‘ , , . ‘ H ”,““I'_,. f ‘ " " " of liuril coal. \\ licn you can secure any _:
g ville (HP.B()\(:AT\ (boutlnvcstlw llic potu— VS alkcnillc. (“Him-.- ”‘1- ;‘gkmg swim pi-r lion. Thcre ,
= ' toes in this section arc all dii“: icons “ppovr‘ (s 1| . ~t)-—l’ot'ttocs 'll‘l' -. . - .~ , .~ ' 0- - . 4- le
a . s ‘ 4 1 - —~ . . , . loll l“(’h < r . Hill I] IIll(‘\lll (illlh (ill. )(DIJIULS ( I. -
E AIFEhAC (Last):——”}3eans ‘3‘“? being are mostly \‘ci'y liotil‘ :iII'I but :l I"\\' “1‘9 li;ii'\‘c.<lc(l and [licy were :1 fair crop in I; 1116“,.“ ”t “$1.1: huh. ppm]. :ilnlt‘n' Re- .
E threshed and are a\eiagmg PO fér- albout threshed. Th“ \vcntlu-r hi” INT” 1111c but this vicinity. The farmcrs are not .sat— lioi'ts Il.‘i\'t‘ come in of tho loss of chick- .
E 4 bu' to the acre, and the price has ”‘91)- iS now cool and clondv. Fall plowiii r is w r l 17/ ' ll sc min 'l‘lic ’io— . . -. ' . .1 -. ~ [11 i. . v‘
= ied 500 er bu Potatoes are selling - - w . . .‘r MINT “11“ llf‘ s 111‘ 1 ~ I < . l ins. lat hogs out oi Iitll . inn «.1 e iaxe ,
E I 'y d yll‘ .B t‘ I‘ ll Rd ' m progress “1”] 5“”! I“ “”9 “““mm’” lilltil‘b‘ 111111 ti" ”it” ”10 WWW” ”1'“ Ill“ bocn ta'ki-ii out of III“ liclds. .\'o clues.~— '
E “10““ a ‘0 '1“ cc 5 are sma an are Farmers arc holding potatoes for bcttcr "i-' -l i‘nst cookinir mtatoos and thcv i . - v -
= on] half ”L cro Farmers are ver much - -- . - - ”H t l‘ 1“- -~ I . . h. 5.. Hanover
g y . .‘ 71).. . .~ ‘ by. , 1' . price, liissntisliiction ovcr tliw iicw po— {pol Hm: it is simply a i'ottcn dcal. and ‘H . ‘ , . _ . , I F, n
l5 (li~.couraged ()\ei‘ the business t 1“ 59‘“ tato grading rulc.s is widcsprczid liven ] fm- mp». will “ti“. ”ii of my second gi‘adc "L J05!” " (\“Hh (“Inn )— ‘lr-l _
i and many are holdmgauctions and {selling ”mug.“ Wm... Ming. $1., W.,. M, “We, 1mm“ Thu. “3.” I“. slzul to my ”I...” crs have mu \\'Hl‘I\ donc cxcclit taking
5 the” farms and mp‘mlg t0 the c‘tIeS- It farmers in this section will losc money m.“ ‘..-|,,»i.,..f 'I‘lic \vlii'cllollHCS “N. :1” (‘tti'c ol' the corn i'i‘iili. It 15' it (llllcslioli 7
5 looks like a scarCitV of labor for next . .. ,V . a .. , ‘ . ~ ' 'o' . .. . , ,. , _ to know what to do with it. as it will not
_. . . on the (iopswli. l.. l... (onuav [”11 am] 111.. Iill\t‘l.‘\ am not buiiiig any . . . . . . .
Y9ar-—“IVI~ B. R" Twming. ‘ ‘1. mm. ‘11.”... to Peansovcrc .”‘_ kocp lll ll’ic crib. and this fi'ccziiig \\ OrlIIlt‘r
mm‘ 1M“ ‘ ‘ ‘ J ‘ ‘ ‘ i'ixcs the most of it so stock can hardly

MONROE (I‘Iilsil—t‘orii docs not dry , .
out for liuskiug :ind Illl‘l‘t‘ is four that “1““ 1L 13”“ IRIIIIII“ ””0 man had ‘1‘:
a great dcal of it will not kcop. \thzit I‘ll “’1 3" ”"N‘S‘ ”'w.]md 4" 1’“; “‘1 -;
has been very slow in coming up. and 11"1'0“ I 5”” “xllc‘itmg 4“ h”; "“ I“
the most of it is very small to \\‘i[lif\1i :U‘l't‘fi‘.‘ and [that is about, _1l‘io iiin here.
well. Some full plowing is 1”.ng done. t‘orn is a lailurc in this vicinity; ilicrc is
_]13. II. M.. Monroe. none £01;S'HfldI‘:HIQ\I$I(I;IU‘H\IIE an) that will ers soon. It seems good to havo one
wan . wrixr‘oun (North) Some Illisklllll' Mend" M‘ ‘ ' ,mm“ farm iiziiwi‘ tlizit rczilb' is :1 izii'iiici‘s im-

’. . . . corn. all soft. Some beans on the ground. OAKLAND—Tho fine _wcalhcr of up» per, and one that hapke the farmer and

05( “01‘“ (Northeast)—Wea.ther has not worth harvesting. Some bean tlircsh- last three \vccks IlilS.f_’,‘l_\'t*ll larincrs :i routs the gi'nfth-g' [Iv‘l'tfys‘ hoping your
been very cold the last few .days. b1” '5' ing done, they are yielding from 2 1:2 to chance to clcriii llli IIWH‘ itlll ('I‘Ullr' cxccpt papcr will be a \Vccldyw'isitor lll the home
warme.“ “0W" Fall'plowmg ‘5 about all 4 bu. per acre. (inc man pulled 22 acres corn. which llicy do not know what to do of own-y farmer in Allt'l‘ilg'}lll.-~~7II. A. H.,
done in this locality. Butcherms for and threshed 51 bu.—-—S. n, p, with, hot Your little of it is lit to husk. Momion.

Watch the Potato Market!

8.. Marion.
MIDLAND (Northwest)—The. weather
No one actually knows what will happen this year in potaiocs on account of abnormal condi-
tions due to thc war. ()nlv the farmer who watches tlic trend of tlic iiizirkct will be able to tIlSptlsi‘

has been real cold the last few days. The
farmers in general are holding their beans
01' his crop iiitclligciitly and at the liiglicst pi'iccs.
Why Prices May Go Lower Why Prices May Go Higher
Rotting of huge quantitics ol' Mam». New

for higher prices. Hay is moving quite
’I‘lic govcrmucni has l'orccaslcd a largo l.

VAN BUREN (mash—Corn husking is
the general work; some road grading is
being done. The nice weather is helping
to finish up the fall work. Shortage of
coal is causing inconvenience. Grapes
that were frozen and are still on the
vines are being sold—V. T. G.. Matta—

out it. It is surcly discouraging. and
iicxl )car t‘nrincrs in this scction will sow
more linrlcy and plant less corn. 1 hour
good words about M. B. l“. cvci'ywlirjro
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: is none of them that make two grades
’ here as the warehouses have not the
room for the second grade. There are
a lot of potatoes that were frozen here
and very few were large enough to make
the first grade. These potatoes cost the
growers about $1.25 per bu. at least to
raise. If they could be sold at all now
the price would not be over 60 cents a bu. 1.

 

 

 

 

 

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MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMlNG, I
Mt. Clemens, Mich.

I am a potato grower. and need your crop and inar~ I
ket reports to guide me in selling my crops. lilnclose'l I
you will find $1.00. Please send the paper one year
to the following address: I

freely at present prices. As a rule crops
man.

ing and grading of potatoes here. There

m- msm I” my 01mm)” 21” Imam” Vicld which it' autlicutic lllilV lowcr the price York and Pennsylvania crop, and spoilage due . i
HINDIHH‘S, because they know they can

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grade at the same price. The fact in tho

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Michigan Business Fanning Gives the Facts!

liich has fallen and it has frozen quite

‘ ‘ reports which we receiVe from all the loading potato

”18; in their corn fodder. They have

I can read or the Other ”lame“ the deal" markets and a heavy movement incident to the mar-

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are all taken care of. Most all farmers
are busy fall plowing—F. A. L., Cole—
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very hard feeling exists about the screen-
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I‘lle idea ot.‘ the two grades came lroni the Iit‘fOl't‘ Spl'lll‘" f0 I'l‘t)SIt‘(I SiOt‘Ix’.
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arc a good many buyers buying for tho ;
hotel trade which would rather liavc this . IiilIlelt‘C Of “1.01) lllOVHI I0 llltll‘Ix’t‘I. nun-(i Implfwigi
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to make a piece of change at the expense
business for several years and I know . .1 . . »' ”ll‘ SIl‘t‘IIWIIlt‘lN
what 1 am talking abouts“? \V. (7.. (ind (OSS‘IUOH OF I ( ' l" " .
WEXFORD (“'estl—Thc rain of last .
week has turned to snow and about one It IS Olll‘ opinion that the potato productloii has
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ground. Some farmers have been haul— '
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stopped buying potatoes for a few days. Mateh' , It 15 0U}! 911d; t frotstcd stock flooding the
The last price was 780. I think by what prices is tempOiaiy (lie 0 . . . .
ers are about doubling their money on . ‘ i don‘t uar'lntee that this is SO'
potatoes—«S. H. S., Harrietta. keting 58218011.. We th ffgot‘ (and let you judge to}
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Don’t delay another day. Clip the coupon and fire
it right back by the next mail.
D"! let a Dolor and 5m You all Your Potato Profits!

planted another year—A. B., Midland.

,BRANCH (Noam—Farmers are get-
ting ready for winter. Weather fair and
cold. Farmers are selling stock and
hay; holding nothing at present. No
building going on.——Union City.

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Pre-Natal Care

VEN OLD-FASHIONED folks, who never have
E been known to change their opinions, are
beginning to see that care during the pre—
natal period does great things fcr the child. The
expectant mother knows that she must take good
care of her body, the temporary home of such a
precious burden, and pays special attention to
her diet and the state of her nerves. The anxious,
overworked, underfed woman, we will all agree,
cannot expect to have strong, vigorous children.

As soon as you know the little one is coming,
engage the best nurse and doctor you can afford.
Many lives have been lost, and many women
made permanent invalid; because of false econ-
omy at this time. With the help of your doctor,
get yourself in the best physicalcondition possi-
ble, yes, and the best moral and mental condition
too.

You must have plenty of simple, nourishing
food. The quality of your food is what counts,
not the quantity. That and the condition of your
digestion will strengthen you and build up bone,
muscle and nerves for your child. Make up your
7 mind to ,nurse your child, as God intended you
.1 1‘ should. In order to do th’s. your body must be
strong. “God makes us wise to know how strong
the stalk must grow that bears so fair a flower.”

Leave pork, pie and "ied foods alone. Tea and
crackers alone do not make milk. You need meat.
fish or chicken once a day; bread and cereals
which are thoroughly cooked; plenty of milk and
eggs cocoa, broth, soup, lemonade, and plenty of
-. pure w ater. Avoid strong tea and coffee. Plenty
E; of oranges, peaches, melons and in fact all fruits
which you l’ke are good nourishing food. Corn
bread, buttermilk, sweet potatoes, peas, and beets
will make you and your baby strong and well.

Be sure that your bowels, skin and kidneys
act freely. Be sure and let your doctor know if
there is any sluggishness 011 the part of these or-
gans. A warm bath at night, followed by a co-
coa-butter or cotton—seed oil rub will add greatly
to your comfort.

If you feel that you need corsets, wear them
during the first six months. Be sure, however.
that they are maternity corsets, and do not bind
or cramp you in any way.

You need more sleep now than usual. Be sure
and have plenty of fresh air when you sleep and
see that you get nine houis every night, and take
a nap after luncheon every day. Do not do heavy

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w01k. There is nothing better during this time
than e>.e1c be and the exercise 1e1e1ved doing
yout general housework will not hurt you how-

ever be sure that, you do not over tire yourself
or work so hard

that you strain youi mus<les.

Walking is a splendid exercise. Don‘t overdo.
that's the main thing.

5 Keep happy! Don't worry! llon't. listti to

tales of woe. or stories about other women’s 0);»
pct"enccs. l’ut no faith in cravings, 111arkings
signs or superstitious. If you have swelling 111'
the hands or feet. pulling about the eyes, nausea.
headache. or pain send at once for the doctor llo
not. anticipate tron blc be sane and cheerf,ul and
try to be as wellbalanccd and selfcontrolled as
you want your (hild to be,

A New Kind of Bread

7 'l‘ HAS just been 11scoverezl that the home-
: , '7 made bread that mo‘her 111akcs and the kind
' that grandmo‘her and greatgrandmother used
to make is altoge:her wrong. Every method of
, making bread is wrong and even the bakers don’t
73 . ', know how to make it. As for the wholesomeness.
that great home-made bread that mother makes
is deadly to anyone whose digestion is not good.
It is all because mother, grandmother, great-
‘ grandmother and the bakers insist that the one
th'ng necessary to good bread making is the one
thing that absolutely must be avoided in the new

9: method. 1T MUST NOT BE KNEADED.
makes nicelooking bread but it also preserves
the raw starch, and raw starch in bread is bad.
To hosts of people it is deadly. And 90 per cent

of starch in bread is raw.

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starch in the wheat flour were gathered in small
cells, hundreds of them in each cell, they became
coated with a gelatinous substance which formed
the cell, and they were protected so carefully in
these cells that the heat in the baking of the
bread never disturbed their raw state. All manner
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fled and we continued to eat unwholesome bread.

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kitchen. She received her idea from the way
paper hangers mix their flour paste. She mixed
her flour, water, yea: t, etc, as quickly and deftly
with as little handling as possible. Then she set
it aside to “raise.” When the mixture was “rais-
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ling as possible and baked it in the usual way.
The new kind of bread showed, when examined
under a microscope, that the 90 per cent of raw
starch which had heretofore remained undisturb-
ed in the little cells had undergone a wonderful
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Uncle Sam’s Thrift Thought

SUGAR— SAVING DESERTS
Saving sugar is imperative at this stage of
the war, and the U. S. Food Administration of~
fers the following recipes tested by practical
housekeepers, as ways for the thrifty house-
wife to aid in the national sugar economy cam-
paign:

  
   
 

    

Pumpkin Pudding
Two cups stewed pumpkin, half cup brown
sugar half cup honey or maple syrup, two eggS,
one tablespoon flour, one teaspoon cinnamon,
half teaspoon nutmeg, eighth teascmn clove;
eighth teaspoon ginger, one teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt two cups milk. Mix all ingredi-

ents and bake in greased pudding dish Serve
hot or cold.
Indian Pudding
Fiye cups milk, third cup cornmeal, half cup
honey, teaspoon salt, teaspoon ginger. Cook

milk and meal in double boiler 20 minutes. Add
honey, salt and ginger. Pour into buttered
pudding dish and bake two hours slowly. Serve
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stomach.

There is no secret about this new method of
mak'ng bread. The secret lies in just doing it quick’
ly and not kneading it. The whole idea is to dis-
turb the dough as little as possible. The new kind
of bread is not as pretty and white as the ordin-
ary bread. But it is wholesome, real bread.

Many housewives are now making bread accord-
ing to this new method. It can be made in half
the time and all the drudgery of bread making
has been removed. Here is Mrs. George B. Heis
in her kitchen making bread according to the
new quick method. She says, “I have been mak-

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been married, I have tried all the new methods
made this is the finest.”

Here is how Mrs. Heis makes two loaves:
spoons of sugar, one quart of lukewarm water.
Mix and let stand about 15 minutes until it re-
quart of flour; stir until stiff; form into loaves
handling as little as possible; let stand until about

Taking Care of Baby’s Milk
IF your baby is a bottle baby, be sure of four
barn is clean; that the milkers are clean, and
wash and dry their hands before milking; that

Folks who live in town are not always sure of
these things, but in the country you may be pos-
that milk is handled in a clean. safe way.

Be sure that the milk you save out for baby is
and bacteria will not have as good a chance to
grow in cooled milk. When it is allowed to cool

Baby’s milk should always be covered. Be sure
that it is always put into a clean bottle, and never
milk is kept in an ice box, he sure the ice box is
clean and washed out at least twice a week with
ever, no doubt you will keep baby’s milk in the
cellar.
t'our hours old in summer and t'orty-e' ght hours
old in winter. If you are not, sure that the milk

and all the old ones, but of all the bread I ever '
One quart of flour, 1 cake of yeast, three table-
sembles pancake batter. Stir in salt, add another
half raised and then bake as usual.
things: That the cows are healthy; that the
the milk pail which holds the milk is clean.
itive. In large cities, inspectors are pa'd to see
cooled at once. The cooling helps preserve it;
slowly there is more danger of germs.
let it stand five minutes w’thout a cover. If the
hot water and soda, and thoroughly aired. How-
Baby’s milk should not, be more than twenty-
is pure, you can sterilize it, or what the dair'es

call “pasteurize” it. Put the milk into a clean
double boiler or agate pan. Heat to a te empcra-

ture of 150 degrees lt‘. and keep it at this temper-
ature for twenty minutes. Th's temperature kills
all germs and doesn’t, affect the taste of the milk.

It is of the utmost importance that baby‘s bot-
tles are kept clean. Much disease is caused from
dirty bottles and nipples. Set the time each
morning to wash and sterilize the bottles and
prepare the feeding for the entire day, having as
many bottles as you have feedings. Rinse the
bottle with cold water after each feeding. Some
folks fill the bottle with borax water and let it
stand until the next morning when it is sterilized
again. A large necked bottle is the most sanitary.
Never buy bottles with tubes.
best.
they are used and let them stand in cold water,
in which a little boracic acid has been dissolved.
Be sure that the hole of the nipple is just r’ght
so that the milk will not come too fast or tee
slowly. To sterilize the bottles thoroughly, boil
them for twenty minutes.

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Twenty years ago turnips were sold
for not more than 40c a bu. and were
worth about 1 cent a pound, as against
5 cents a pound, or about $2.40 a bu.
today. But still, we can’t win the war
on turnips.——-Cedar Springs Clipper.

Robert Schaaf of Forestville says
his potato experience is as follows:
He planted 40 bu. of seed that he
could have sold for $3 per bushel. His
crop amounted to 300 bushels. While
his yield increased seven fold, he finds
his market value reduced to one-third,
almost.—Minden City Herald.

Homer Kentner reminds us that 48
years ago snow to the depth of 18
inches fell in this section on the sev-
enth of October and the ground was
not bare until the 15th day of May,
and the people dug potatoes all winter
through the snow as the ground did
not freeze.——Benzie County Leader.

With an advance of 5 cents per doz.
on the price of fresh eggs at Colum-
bus, Ohio, retailers and wholesalers
boosted their prices at the same time.
On the wholesale market 53 cents a
dozen is being asked. Retail merch-
ants ask 55 and 60 cents. Storage
eggs are unchanged at 45 cents per doz.
—-~(')hi0 State Journal.

The bean vine noticed last week as
having been grown by John Kipp was
threshed this week and 365 healthy
beans secured from it. This is the
yield from one bean and Mr. Kipp
purposes planting the growth of this
year to see how many he will get
from the one bean in two yearsfl—
(‘rosn‘cll Jclfcrsonian.

Rev. S. J. Hall maintains his repu-
tation as an apple picker. Last Satur-
day he gathered 47 bushels in 8 hours
at the Warne orchard north of town.
A few days before he picked 13 trees
and secured 8 bushels off the first tree.
9 off the second and 11 off the last, 9
of them in an hour, showing the kind
of whirlwind finish this preacher put
up. Who can equal his record tailor-
cnci Obscriicr.

The Flanders Co. received three car-
loads of cabbage at their plant, here on
Tuesday and the same will be made
into kraut at once. The cabbage came
from the Saginaw valley. where large
quantities of it are grown for the
market. There are nearly 500 tons
of k.raut in 11 big tanks at the factory
and the company expects to have about
1.400 tons of kraut this SGflSOll.A*n(’(‘7\‘»
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The Nels Johnson property in Wat-
son township, including a fine farm of
forty acres. was sold at auction Mon-
day. The farm was bought by two
daughters of the late owner, Mrs. Min-
nie Johnson of Chicago and Miss Tina
Johnson of Watson. They paid $5.555
for the forty acres. The timothy hay
in the barn sold for $24 per ton right
there. It is further confirmation of
the belief that hay will be worth $9.0
ber ton before spring; :iilcoon, (la-
zctlc.

The supply of coal held by dealers
in Allegan is very low and shipments
are few and small. The state auth—
orities are urging these and other lo-
cal dealers to sell just as little to
farmers as they can and try to influ—
ence farmers to burn wood. Hard
Wood is retailing at the yards for $1
a cord and there are only a few cords
to be had at that unprecedented price.
Pine stumps split into stovewood size
are selling at $3 per cordgniiicomi
Gazette.

It is Quite certain that there never
was produced in this vicinity celery
0f the quality marketed here during
the Past few days. Both Ernest Miner
and Martin Blair sold here stalks and
bunches that beat anything ever seen
for size, and the quality is very high.
Moreover, though these growers both
have very good crops there is little
brobability that much of it will come
to Allegan, for the Piowaty company
0f Grand Rapids this week made Mr.
Miner an offer of $1.25 per dozen
bunches and he will doubtless let them
have his entire crop. The variety of
the Miner product is Henderson’s Ear—
ly Blanching.—Allegan Gazette.

 

Joicing in the success of his onion crop.
He had a field that brought him $700.
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The largest yield of potatoes that
has come to our notice is that of Wm.
McLane who got an average of 150
bushels to an acre from a 20-acre
patch—Constantine Advertiser.

Wm. Bailey, the champion bee man
of South Haven has performed a mir-
acle in his line of work. He located
a tree containing three swarms of
bees, and got 95 pounds of honey. The

first swarm was about 18 inches from'

the ground with 41 lbs. of honey. Sec-
ond swarm about 12 feet up with 32

lbs. and the third swarm in a big limb .

with 23 lbs—South Haven Tribune.
The Perry Sirrine (30., dressed and
shipped east during the past ten days
about 2,000 turkeys, not so many as
last year and of not nearly so good
quality though there were many choice
birds in the shipment. The season
was very much against the turkey bus-
iness and the birds have been slow in
maturing. For the fowls in good con-
dition of growth and fatness, raisers
have been paid 23 cents per pound live
weight. The Sirrine company expect
to make a profit, on their consignment.

but they are not at all certain that. .‘

1’ Michigan Live Stock Insurance Co.

Home Office: Craebner Bldg., Saginaw, W. 5., Michigan
Executive Office: 319 Widdicomb Bldg., Grand Rapids, Michigan

This (‘ompany is liackcd by more than 500 of the best live stock farmers of
the state. and we have more than $100,000 (it‘liuSiled with the State ’l‘rcasurer
as a guarantce of thc (‘oinpuiij."s reponsiliiiity,

\Vc insure all livc stock-Uhorscs, cattlc, shccp and hogs against dcath from

they will because of the startl’ng
news from the east that the givern—
ment has ordered all turkeys held in
cold storage placed on the market be
fore Nov. 30. That brought, out the
fact that in New York alone there are
0,000,000 pounds of 1916 turkeys in
storage. There are similar amounts.
doubtless. in other eastern cities. and,
that; is where all the Allegan turkeys
go. The situation is so bad that, the
government has notified Texas grow-
ers not. to kill their turkeys until De-
cember. This is to permit the fowls
to come to full maturity and to pre«
vent a great waste and a ruining low
price on the birds new on the market
and those soon to come out of stor-
age. All this means that 'l‘hanksgiv-
ing and (‘hristmas turkey will not cost
the housewives fifty cents per pound
as was feared. instead. about. the
same prices as were paid last year
will prevail. Had it. not been for the
turkeys in storage it seems certain
that the prices would have soared to
unprecedented heights and they prob—
ably will next year. depending upon
how hard the owners of stored fowls
are bit now by the government order.
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GROUND LIMESTONE vs.
HYDRATED LIME

Which do you consider best to put
on land, ground limestone or hydrut~
ed llllltl?A-.l. Rcadcr.

All things considered finely ground
limestone is better to use than hy-
drated or burned lime.

Hydrated lime is fine and a little
more available; contains less moisture
but it is disagreeable stuff to apply, it
is caustic and will make a man‘s hands
and face, and especially his eyes sore.
it will make a horse‘s cycs sore at
work on the (listributor. Ton for ton
it, is worth more than ground lime-
stone just because the burning of it
concentrates the product, gets the car-
bonic acid out of. it and the water.

Ground limestone should be as fine-
ly ground as possible. As a matter of
fact, its effectiveness depends upon
the fineness with which it is ground.
llowever, portions of it that are not
finely enough ground so that they are
effective at once become effective af-
terwards and the ordinary product
placed on the market, contains a suf-
ficent amount of finely ground lime-
stone to produce the desired effect the
first year and the rest of it becomes
available afterwards so nothing is
lost. It costs very much less by the
ton than the hydrated lime.

We usually apply about twice as
much limestone as we do hydrated
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David E. Houston. Secretary of Ag
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Experiment, stations at Washington.
November ll, 1017. So much of his
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folloWs :

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cessat‘on to problems in the field of
labor. It was obvious that difficulties
would be presented and that. apprchen-
sion would run beyond the actual con-
dition. An army could not be raised
without taking men from every field
of activity; and it, would have been un-
fair to any class of workers in the
community to have proposed its ex—
emption. It was impossible in the
haste of the first draft satisfactorily
to work out in detail the principle of
selective service; but, nevertheless,
under the regulations, consideration
was given throughout by exemption
boards and by the officers of the War
Department to the needs of agricul-
ture. \Vith ampler time at its dispbs-
al, the War Department has worked
out a system of classification which
gives due regard to the necessity of re-
taining skilled farmers and expert ag-
ricultural leaders on the farms and
ranches and in the educational aiid
administrative services. No less a bur-
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field was not. and is not, an easy one.
To its solution the Department of La-
bor, the Department of Agriculture,
and many state agencies are giving
constant. thought. The Department
of" Agriculture has placed in each state
an officer whose duty it is to assist in
the mobilization of labor in the rural
districts. in the distribution of it from
places where it is not temporarily em-
ployed to places where it is urgently
needed, in the fuller utilization of
forms of labor not. heretofore fully
employed, and in securing more per-
fect co-Operation among farmers in
the same district. The Department of
Labor has undertaken to make avail-
able not only for industrial but also
for rural undertakings urban labor
which is at the time disengaged. The
problem is one for constructive hand-
ling. I am confident that with the
assistance of all the organized agen-
cies and the alert and cooperative ac-
tion of the farmers of the Nation the
situation can be met and that those
remaining on the farms can produce
as much as or more than has hereto-
fore been available. This is the aim
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Michigan Business Farming Takes.

Action in Effort to Secure Re-
vision of Potato Grades
- and Spare Farmers
‘From Heavy Loss

1 1

As the marketing of Michigan’s po—¥
tato crop continues, it becomes more
and more apparent that the farmers
are facing a tremendous loss by reason
'of the new grading rules. For the
last two weeks this office has been
deluged with letters from indignant
farmers in every section of the state,
protesting in no uncertain manner
against the injustice that has been
meted out to them, and urging us to
make some immediate effort to secure
a revision of the grades.

This we have promised to do, and
on this pagexwill be found a copy of
our letter to Mr. Lou D. Sweet, chair-
man of the potato committee of the
Food Administration. Accompanying
this letter with a transcript of the
letters We have received from farmers
upon the subject, a number of which
are published complete on pages 9,
10 and 12 of this issue. We cannot
promise our readers that our efforts
will meet with success; the opposi-
tion is powerful and well organized,
but we can at least try.

There are several reasons why our
efforts to secure a reconsideration of
this matter may fail. In the first
place, the grading is not confined to
Michigan; it is being encouraged in
all the potato states by the govern-
ment and the dealers, the ultimate
purpose being the standardizing of
the entire national crop.

But there are likewise good reasons
why the government may deem it wise
to protect the farmers in this matter
when the complete facts are laid be-
fore them. It is the expressed wish
of the Food Administration that farm-
ers this year realize a profit on all
their crops. There are thousands of
farmers in this state who will lose
heavily on their 1917 crop because of
the double screening of potatoes, and
many of them declare that they will
never again take such long chances
by planting so large an acreage as
they did this year. In View of the
fact that even now "the Administra-
tion is talking about increased crop
production for 1918, it may be will-
ing to investigate the Michigan sit-
uation and offer some suggestions for
relieving it. Whether or no anything
is done this year, every effort should
be made right now to convince those
responsible for the present grading
that it can be vastly improved upon
to the greater benefit of both produc-
er and consumer. To bring this about
however, will require the combined
co-operaiion of the readers of Micm-
GAN BUSINESS Finnish. and every
grower of potatoes is urged to write us
their experience with the new grades.

COMMISSION FAVORABLE
TO HIGHER PRICES

(Continued fro page 1)
products are left free and unhind-
ered by munici—
pal, state or fed-

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AnOpenLeaer to -

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Department U- S. FoodAdmmzstranon j‘

Mr. Lou D. Sweet,

Chairman Potato Cemmittee 7U; S. Food" Administration,

Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:

ed and recommended by you.

as well.

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the operation of such a monopoly.

The Detroit distributors have sur-
prised everyone by their willingness
to arbitrate and no strings have yet
been discovered to their promise to
abide by the commission’s verdict.
Regardless'of this, however, the fact
must not be overlooked that if the dis-
tributors become dissatisfied with any
arrangement to which they become a
party thru verbal understanding,
there is nothing to prevent them from
breaking it.

The present attempt to patch up
the differences between producers and
distributors, is therefore, only‘ tem-
porary. It cannottbe otherwise. With
the country at war and such unusual
conditions obtaining in practically
every industry, there is probably no
better way of arriving at an immedi-
ate adjustment of these differences.
Whatever the outcome of the com-
mission’s findings, it will be vastly
preferable to the tug of war contest
which the producers and distributors
have engaged in every year to prove
which had the greater power.

In our judgment there are only two
practical methods of settling the milk
problem to the end that the consumer
may not have to pay exorbitant prices
for the mere service of distribution.

 

eral authorities
to enter into
agreement with
each other for
the purpose of
controlling the
supply, price
and distribution
of a commodity,
no commission
on earth with-
out legal author-
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the problems
that arise from

”In! .3001) ”WI! lessons?!

As editors of Michigan Business Farming, repre-
, senting upwards of 25,000potato growers in the state of Michigan,
" we respectfully call your attention to’ the great injustice that is -
, being perpetrated against the fariners of this state thru“ the grade

ing of potatoes, under the rules which We understand were appr‘ovi
We have conducted a careful and
painstaking investigation into the large number of complaints that
have come unsolicited to our attention, from farmers in every ”im-
portant potato growing section of the state, and find that the ma-
ority of growers are facing great loss, and in some instances, posi-
tive financial ruin, because of the new grading methods.

We enclose herewith transcripts of some of the large number of
letters received from potato growers upon this subject.
are representative of the complaints and cover in a vastly more
complete manner than we could possibly do, every objection which
may be made against the present method of grading potatoes. We
trust you will give these letters your unprejudiced attention; they
come from the men upon whOm this nation is depending to feed our
armies and win the war; their rights MUST be respected.

In behalf of these soldiers of the soil, we respectfully petition
you to investigate the situation in Michigan, and to exert every
effort within your power to secure a revision of the potato grading
rules, reducing the size of the larger screen and eliminating the
second grade altogether, or taking such other action to remedy the
situation as your judgment'may direct.
unless some effort is made to protect the farmers’ interests in this
matter, there will be a serious reduction in the amount of potato
acreage next year, in not only this, but other potato growing states

It is the earnest desire and intention of this publication and
its readers to co-operate with the government in every manner pos-
sible that the end of the Great War may be hastened and peace
brought to the suffering world. And it is only in simple justice to
those who have responded so well to the government’s call that we
lay these facts before you today, trustng and believing that you
will appreciate the gravity of the situation and endeavor to amel-

Editors ”Michigan Business Farming.

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We are convinced that

GRANT SLOCUM,
FORREST LORD,

The ultimate solution of all difficul—
ties now met with in the equitable
and economical distribution of farm
products will be the entire elimina-
tion of the useless middleman, the
commission man and speculator. Not
until the farmef takes over into his
own organized hands the function of
marketing his products will the pres-
ent wasteful methods be eliminated
and the cost of the products reduced.

But that day is still far off. Some-
thing will happen before then to give
the producer and consumer equal and
more equitable rights. Some day, in
the not distant future, the government
will create boards and commissions
with plenipotentiary powers to control
the distribution of food stuffs. Dis-
tributors will be obliged to throw
their books open to the public gaze,
costs will be scrutinized and the
charge to the ultimate consumer will
be the sum and total of the cost of
rendering the service plus a fair profit.

AGENTS WANTED
MICHIGAN‘ BUSINESS FARMING wants
representatives in every county of
Michigan. Liberal commissions. A
chance to make good money during

spare hours. Write for particulars.

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Wednesday Quotations '25 Cents
Higher Than Tuesday’s, With
Supply Slow and Demand

. " " Very Active

- Just as we go to press we are able

. to give our readers some very encour-

aging news on the bean market which
has been in more or less doubtful con-
dition the past several»=weeks.

The Detroit market on Wednesday,
Nov. 28, quoted beans at $13.25 - per
cwt., or $7.95 per bushel, which is
25 cents higher than the prevailing
prices for some days previous. The
market notes that the demand is ac-
tive, while farmers are slow to sell.

It is believed that from now on the
bean market Will show greater signs
of activity and the price will slowly
advance. Farmers all over the state
are holding for $8 at their local ele-
vators which means that the Detroit
market will have to advance to about
$8.50.

We again advise our readers to
watch these columns closely and to '
have confidence in the bean market.
The price may not advance to $8 be-
fore Jan. 1st, but as soon as winter
has come on in earnest and the trade
learns the real facts about the Michi-
gan supply there will be a scramble
among dealers .for beans, and the
price is bound to go up.

WHAT GRAHAM FLOUR
SHOULD BE WORTH

A subscriber recently asked us if
graham flour should' sell as high as 7
cents a pound, with wheat at $2.20 a
bushel. It should not. Graham flour
is worth about 4 cents a pound, and no
one should pay more than 5 cents.

BREWERS MAKE PLEA
FOR THEIR BUSINESS

The brewers of the United States
have begun a national advertising
campaign to convince the people that
they have never really been in sym-
pathy with the open saloon and that
their product should not be classed as
an alcoholic and intoxicating drink.
They want the dear people to extend
forgiveness for the sins of the past,
and take their product into the family
circle, right along with grape juice,
bevo and other soft drinks.

Can their last minute prayers save
them? With the world hungering for
food, manufacturing plants lying idle
for want of coal that is being burned
up to stoke the brewery factories, can'
they hope at this eleventh hour to
convince the people of this nation who
have suffered such horrible wrongs
thru the drink traffic, that their busi-
ness should be spared. ' The people
should not forget that the brewers
have had ample time and warning to
divorce themselves from the whiskey
business, but being convinced that the
old world needed a booze tonic, they
have refused to part company with
their more evil brothers. But now

, that the handwriting is upon the wall,

and the end of the open saloon in
sight, the brewers have spurned their
old love and
ask to be saved

 

from the fate
they deserve.
Sentiment is
growing strong-
er and strong-
er against the
manufacture of
beer; the gov-
ernment is be—
seiged with pe-
titions and res-
olutions from
farmers, manu-
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