re 16 going to‘. be something

anw half-million dol-

62% ere ui/da/m/gmfié ,'

"I _ akafiumerr of [My fish? {flail

Tm: Moon-r

(«#37120 M

A UP I;
a. “was;

just formed’ in New ’ 'Y

doWn to active operations.

leader in the movement, John?
ilion chairman of the New “Yerk '

.‘A icuitural Society, has' :the pre-

périshabics hWich. represents the

profits which they claim to be made

\by the commission merchants, job-
hers and retailers. The slogan of

"arm,” and they have taken up the
proposition With the determination to

Tuttle, who is a. Long Island farm-
'er. says: “I raise Lima beans. This
year the price went down to 40c and
. I paid the freight. At the same time
I Was down to the Washington mar-
-‘lket and found my beans, for which

‘ .1 had received a little more than 30c
ca: bushel, selling at 15c a ‘quart, 0r .
There is no tell-A

$4; 80 per bushel.”
,f ing just how much the commission
.man made,- but between the commis—

, sion man and the retail- dea-,1er the

expense and prdfit amounted to $4. 40
The “Produce Bulletin” asks the
following pertinent Questions: : “Who
is to furnish the money to run these
)markets?” “Who will be responsible
for the risiks- asSumed?” “Will the

railroad companies furnish this stuff
-“tree of cost?"
gist the highest market price which
he alWays seeks, and the association
Wants to sell as low as possible to
the consumer, how are prices to be
regulated so- that the services of the
, middleman and the retailer will be
', dispensed With?” “

We should just like to reply briefly .

Vic these. queStions:'
I! a co- operative association is

termed, the cooperators Will “furnish

the Capital stock.
‘ " the right kind of a cooperative

, 11?th amount to the selling

ii commodities to care for

sums

“If the farmer is to;

companies the; A
of .Ilr’eight, the cost‘ vol

exponents. ; .5

t hbwutihf '

ONE CENT PER COPY (

TKE;

AMOONY or
INCOME PRoM
MANUFMTURES
AND RMLROADS

(this
“‘1 V.

‘:

 

 

 

The farmer» is a giant when we take into consideration the amount of money he

‘4 ‘ has invested in his business.

When it comes to actual returns from his labors

- and investment, he is mighty small pumpkins compared with other fellows.

 

 

EFFORT TO REPEAL GILES LAW
' LIKELY TO BE MADE.

1 Communities Which Have Been Un-

able to Get New 'Phone Com-
.panies Don’t Like It.

The Giles act which gives the state
railroad commission authority over
telephone companies, is sure to meet

Iwith.bitter opposition at the-coming
A session of ' the legislature and an
' effort Will be made to repeal it. Un-
' der the act the commission can shut

out new companies if they decide
there is not business enough to war-
rant a new company.

The cemmission recently refused to

_ issue a, certificate to the Vermontville

Mutual Telephone company.” Since
then the farmers and business men.
.of 1several communities have desired

.to create new systems when the old

ones raised the rates. Such situations
prevail ‘at Hartford, Ithaca, Vermont-
ville and Owosso.

The patrons claim they must either

accept the rates of the old company
or take out their telephones. How—
ever, they have the right to appea‘.
to the commission if the rates are
too high.

‘Raises Cotton in lngham County.

A new crop has been added by
Lewis Doyle, a farmer of Wheatfield
township, Mich, to the Michigan list
of products. He sowed a small quan—
tity of cotton seed as an experiment
last spring, and in spite of an unfa—
vorable season he now exhibits sev-
eral well-developed bolls of fleecy,
long-stapled fiber as the result Next
year Mr. Doyle contemplates trying
cotton-raising on a marketable scale

 

“Grant Slocum has the happy
faculty of putting what he

preachcs into practice! ”
~6x. Gav. Warner (Mich)

 

 

 

I, follOwing “last minute’

. Oats, Standard . . . . . . . A

' " Bans .I

oyonolohdoooolco'

 

LAST MINUTE QUOTATIONS.

At the time of going to press, the wires bring us the
’quotations:

Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying) ...... $1.101/2
Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying) ........ 1.111/2

’ Hay (best market today, New York) at.
Potatoes (best market today, Philadelphia) at.

 

 

OR MORE

UNCLE SAM AT

sowssxs ) .

YOUR SERVICE

NEW PARCELS POST LAW
OPERATION—éH'ARID TO FIG-
.URE THE RATES.

Get a-Map and a Guide Book and- Put
In Your Evenings Studying the
New Proposition.

PARCELS POST RATES.

' 'pnnoa 181M

' 'punog
IVUOUIPPV 11993

H
0

Rural and city delivery 5c
Within 50 miles... 50
Within 150 miles. 60
Within 300 miles.... 70
Within 600 miles... Sc
Within 1000 miles... 90
Within 1400 miles.... 1R0
Within 1800 miles.... 1 0
Over 1800 miles. . .. 12c

For more than a quarter of a cen-
tury the people of the United States
have been trying to secure the en-
actment of a parcels post law. A de-
cade or more ago John Wanamaker,
Philadelphia‘s merchant prince, said
there were four reasons why the peo-
ple secured—“some kind of a bill.”
parcels post service the same as the
people of every other civilized nation,
and then he proceeded to give the
names of the four great express com-
panies. Just as often as a parcels
post proposition was brought before
congress, just so often did the great
express companies line up their lob-

«roams-moo.
00000

90
10c
120

' ispunog neaem

IN,”

1
1

byists, and when the session closed,” ‘ 'y
the preposed parcels post bill was-

found tucked snugly away in the desk
of the committee to Whom it was re-
ferred

The citizens of this country are a
persistent lot of people, and as a
consequence they kept right after
their servants down at Washington
until the pressure became so great

that some sort of a bill had to be en~

acted~and that is just what the peo-
ple secured—“some kind of a bill.”
It doesn’t take a very thorough study

of the proposition to discern the mani~ .

pulations of the express companies

all through the bill that was hastily j'

enacted in order that the party in
power might secure the benefits that

would memo to them through the ,7

passage of this measure, at the fast
approaching election.
new law is better than nothing, and
as it goes into effect this week, let
us be satisfied that we have such a
law; that the first entering wedge
has been driven, and that the final
result will be a complete and satis-
factory parcels post service through-
out the whole United States.

In discussing the inauguration of 1

However, the ‘

the parcels -p0st system today. Post-; .

master-General Hitchcock said he re-

, / garded it as a stepping stone to the-A

I . the country

(Continued on Page Four).

 

 


thing.

 

 

 

.1319 "through the Holiday" season and 3"
3pc: not show the actual Conditions,

~,tho market of its future] possibill.

The situation as it confronts us
at the moment and basing the
future on the same, we would
3.; aturally come to the conclusion that
. the outlook Was very dark. We have
no .right on basis of the results as
shown at the moment to form any
“well based assurance of what the fu-
ture is going to bring forth. ,We
gstate this because Holiday Season
and January 1st period always bring
Wforth "a depressed condition along the
«line of coarse feed stuffs, as well as
many other commercial products. You
will naturally

present depressed condition which
‘actu1ally faces us, is based on the
'pe'riodical season through which we
are passing. From a hay dealer‘s
standpoint we would expect a depres~
‘sion to exist at this time. It is quite
"true that practically every outside
market has shown as heavy receipts
during this expected depressed con-
dition as previous. It has just hap-
pened that railroad facilities have
loosened up so that shipments could
be made freely, The inexperienced
shipper has taken a chance on the
situation and let his shipments go
forward at this critical time. The
. result is, from a general standpoint,
that we have a most thoroughly de-
pressed condition existing in every
direction at the moment. Just what
the future is going to bring forth is
still a serious problem. Weather con-
ditions, railroad equipment and the
manner
the prime factors which will enter
into the possibilities of current prices
on hay. It is pretty hard to brace
up when passing through a period
like this. It will take a kink out of
any one’s make-up regardless of how
strong you are constitutionally. A
constant hammering, then a decided
fall like the present, have an effect.
From a market standpoint, a decrease
in the market does not mean any-
It does not reflect on the real
stability or the future possibilities
of the commodity in question. Dis-
position, climatic conditions and' car
equipment, are the ones having the
real and genuine influence. It is
practically impossible for a market
to stand at any given point. The law
of supply and demand naturally gov-
erns the market thermometer, and it
should. Whatever has its effect on
the law of supply and demand in
turn shows a change in the market
thermometer. You mus: be most con-
sistent and handle the hay situation
in the best possible manner, or the
outdome is going to be most disap4
pointing, You will have to handle
it'different than ever before. NinetY-
five per cent of our hay is of very
common quality, only 5 per cent re-
maining of No 1. With weather con-
ditions very mild, not conducive of
good demand, there is no nee to dump
your hay on the market. Review the

, conclude __ from the.
. above that it is Our Opinion that the

of disposition are three of1

 

HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES.

Zone No. 1 Michigan ......... 811.00
Zone No. 2 Michigan ......... 12.00
Zone No. 3 Michigan ......... 13.00
Zone No. 4 Michigan ......... 13.00
Zone No. 5 Michigan ......... 13.00
Zone No. 6 Michigan ......... 13.00
Zone No. 7 Michigan ...... 13.50

NOTE—The price. iveu are on a
hull of No. 1 Timot y hay in tho
(“Reta-t Michigan freight Iona.

hi- xivco you the price that Michi—

niloutcl'l Ihould he uhle to pay ‘
his commodity. 1.0. II. their stu-

 

__“ under existing market condi- ‘

 

‘1‘1 '1 as was a.
T stations 1.3m
’1 our“ reperts from
1. take a chali e at t .
. ,. th weathé mail“ 51 '
ked” it Will payi. , ' ,- ,1

fed No 4--No pr'ofl
hour” pro-position.
lower but we would take a. chance.

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\

Situation and put a. price oi: 3our hay

which seems in line With icOnditions.
Hold back strictly high class bay for
a premium. Not before the middle
of January Will we have a basis on
Which we can figure for the future
of the market on hay‘

DETROIT—Never in Our experience

have we witnessed the Detroit market
in a more deplbrable and glutted con.
dition than it is at the moment. Prac~
tically no market whatever. Every
side track. every local' siding and
practically every avenue of escape has
been shut off. The arrivals are 95
per cent of very common 'qualityhay,

. a world of No. 3 and no grade hay

being offered at most any price to
move it. The market is dull. There
is no demand. Every sale is made at
a discount in order to make it at-
tractive. Most serious is the situa-
tion on the Detroit market at the
present time. It cannot possibly get
back on a normal basis under ten
days’ time.

 

HAY—DETROIT MARKET '

No.1 Timothy ................ $15.50 '
13.50

No. 2 Timothy ................ .
Light mixed .1350
No. 1 mixed..‘ ............. 12.00
RYe Straw .................... 10.00
Wheat and Out Straw ........ 9.00

 

 

PITTSBURGH—In the face of
heavy receipts and holidays, the Pitts-
burgh market has been affected ac-
cordingly. The. outside roads- have
been in a congested condition up to
the present week. Billings in transit
were very heavy. These came on
the market at a most inopportune
time. Dumping this transit stuff onto
the market at the worst moment "of
the year has had theresult of find-
ing the Pittsburgh market at the
moment in a most unsatisfactory and
disappointing condition. It is sim-
ply a matter of heavy receipts at the
wrongvtime. It means nothing to the
situation in general, but it does mean
that these receipts must be cleaned
up and from the ohtlook at the mo-
ment will be sold at a noticeable re-
duction in order to make movement
possible.

 

HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET.

No.1 Timothy Hay. . . .‘ ...... $16. 00
No. " ’I‘h‘nothy hay .......... 15. 00
No 1 Light mixed hay ........ 15 .00
No.1 Clover mixed hay I5. 00
No. 1 Out straw .............. 10:25
No. 1 Clover hay ............ 15.00
Fine Prairie Packing Hay. . . . 11.00
No. 1 Rye straw ............. 11.50
No. 1 wheat straw ............ 10.00

 

 

CINCINNATI—The buyers on the
Cincinnati market were, attacked by
holiday spirit. They did not manifest
any particular desire, instead demand-
ed concessions on everything offered.

 

HAY—-CINCINNATI MARKET.
Timothy No.1 .............. ..$16.00

Timothy. Standard. . .' ..... '. . .. 15.50
Timothy No. 2 ......... 1 1
Timothy No. 8.. . . .,§ .
Clover Mixed, No. 1 ......... . 10.00
Clover‘ Mixed, No. 2." ...... '.'.'.' 14.00
Clover '1} ., .15. 00
Clover. 15.00
Strum‘ ii
" Straw,

 

 

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-No. lie-Better keep in port..i1:Storm--Ion.

N10. 1-Gdod.substaintla1 demand and present conditions favon steady; .; ~'
' market. at profitable pricea- '-.No 2——Mark‘et clearing up and better prices -,
‘ predicted. No. a—M? r‘ket very quiet has every appearance of being over-
at ruling prices. If you can

old this is an “eleventh
II’ricers may go

 

\ ‘-,‘ . /
1 . . 7.
. I . 11
l T. .

The trade lacked interest and pres-1
;. tically all sales. will show a disconnt.‘ , .

The receipts Were not missed! 1eg
heavy. This market should fro-ac or
get onto a normal basis shorter than
some others, but at the moment the

. situation is just as We might naturally

expect—Very easy, practically no de-
mand, all sales forced. ,

CHICAGO—Just prioi' to Christmas . 1
day the market was very 'quiet, all .

buyers holding oil This forced an

increase in receipts So that immedi- .1'
‘ ately‘ after Christmas all yards Were .,

filled to overflowing - In order- to
move the accumulation the meeting
of buyers’ prices was necessary. This
means that everything was in the

'buyers’ favor, that in order to move
stock's hay was subject to thecon-1

science of the buyer in all cases.
As soon as receipts were worked
down the situation naturally assumed
its former pose. At the moment the
situation is in fairly good shape based
on Holiday week. It is quite pOSSibie
that with weather in a normal con-
dition or very closely, and on” basis
of ’a natural demand after inventory
time, that something offs. reaction

 

HAY—CHICAGO MARKET.

Choice Timothy .............. $18.00
No. 1 Timothy ................ 15.50
No. 2, Timothy ......... 1 ....... 13.00
Light Clover Mixed .......... 14.00
No. 2 Mixed hay .............. 11701)
No. 3 Timothy ................ 11.00
Clover. , 11.00
Till-coiled Timothy ..... ‘ ...... 9.00
Marsh feeding hay. ............ 10.00
Packing 8...
Choice s"Alfalfa ................ 18.00
1 Alfalfa ................

 

 

 

BOSTON—The Boston market, like
practically all others, has taken on

the Holiday spell and showed its true
form accordingly We hardl; feel
that the Boston situation is quite as
critical as some others. In other
words, we cannot appreciate that the
last week has had the same propor-
tionate effect on the Boston situation
as on most others. However, the situ-
ation in New England this season is
most unsatisfactory and disappOint-

ing from a Michigan shipper’s or dis-

tributor’s standpoint.

 

HAY—"BOSTON MARKET.
‘ Largo
. bales.
choice ......... ‘ . .3231"). .
. 2 .00

Small
bulel.
Hay,

clover mixed. . .

stock
Long \rye straw ....... 17. ,
Tangled rye Iii-aw. .. . 12,00 .
Out utruw . . .11.00

NOTE—Large bales weigh
200 .to 250 pounds: medium

halo- .
trolu 80 to 100 pounds. ' ‘

 

 

 

’NEW YORKw—The arriVals of

medium- sized baled hay on the New1

York market has been very heavy

, during the last week. The percent? .
‘age‘ of this hay has run very heavy

to low qualities. The New. York mar-

 

 

 

 

1Z”one No. 4 Michia'hn ........... ,

. POTATOES—MICHIGAN ZONE
_' 1 PRICES . _. , , ‘
zone No.2 Michigan” 93.21 1.
Zone No. 5 Michigan. . . . _. . . .

Zone No. 0 Michigan. . ., ..... ,

Zone No. 7 Michigan. .. ........ .35,
1‘. NOTE—From pro-out marker cou- -
ditions, locul dealers ill the trekht
lone. 'uhould pay
quoted above tor No.;1 flock. Ile-
mend at their citations. Thele‘
price- can be increased Ir! taking
advantage of niacin] carlot oilen. ,

 

 

 

DETROIT—The Detroit market is
certainly in a very bad way at .the,
present time.
no tone to the situation whatever! .
During the past week there has been‘
but very slight movement. There
has been but a very slight demand
It has been impossible to draw a '

attention to potatoes during this pe- . "

riod. All eyes and attentibn have
turned to the movement of regular.
Holiday commodities. . We are not
satisfied, in fact disappointed, in the
real tone of the situation that exists
at the present time. Even with
Holiday week visiting us, it does
seem that the season of the. year in
general would bring about a1 better

tone to the situation than .we are-1
able to experience. .

 

Formosa—DETROIT MARKET.

Bulk from car, per bu... . .. .4oto' .45
‘Sucked from car, not hll. . .50 to .5§_
‘Suckn must be even weight. 150
pounds.
Price quoted inclulco cont 0! not:

about 10%0 each.

 

 

 

CHICAGO—Much depends on the ' .
conditions of the Chicago market, not

only at the moment" but at every mo- 1 « ‘1 ..

ment during the season. There has
not been a time When the Chicago
market has been able to hold out a
inviting hand for the shipment of
potatoes from Michigan. As we have
already advised, this market is the .'

‘ _" center of fire for Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Michigan. .Wiscons_in having ‘ 1
flsuch an enormous cro'p this year
has tu'rned its attention to this mart
ket, and We as Michigan shippers,

producers and distributors have not
been able to get im .

 

PorlrosschICAco Maker... » '
Bulk from our, pet bu. . ./. . .40“ .451;- ,
‘Suckcd from cur, per bu. . .40‘toi50 .

' ‘Suoh mm in on; weight. 1501 "
pounds.

 

 

 

ket naturally shows [preference to 11
t T

, large or icose baled sh

heavy receipts. h “vs

 

you the Price .' ‘ .,

There is practically: ‘

 

- 4 Pflee «5...: include. com .1 nook." 1 ,
pullout 103%: each. ‘


4 ‘ uncooked from our, per I'm

 

1a ' -~. hands

" III " fly}. «$4.3, ”prose” tile t'I-i '
If": delivery .331ch Thu: Infor-
.‘W oxalic! cl"! ”I tie IItIs-c .
" Ils‘ not: ins/o t'ty Is Tins-cl

 

com '
Wife IpdeIIIto oI tItIro‘

 

board game is either working or try.
mg to be Worked constantly. When

stocks are in the proper condition

it"resul‘ts may be worked out that are
Juice influenced by, general conditions
'43;an \which should have no reflection

 

on the QutCOnie. .
‘ 4 ’ Wheat situation. 1's most healthy at

 

 

" Trenches—«It has been pres! '

i‘c 1y impOseible to make Sales of

in tithes on the Pittsburgh“ market.
ring the last- week. All receivers

pot toes. on this market have
tiimWn up their hands or in other
0 ards prepared themselves for the

iioiida'y period through which we are
passing. The disposition of the buy-4

ers on this market.’ seems to be for
loWer prices to prevail In other

words, they are making a fight sup-'4

 

POTATOES—rPITTQIURIGH
1 . MARKET 1; 1 .
Bulk from pa:- in... ".45 to.“
.50t0158
’Il‘ckl III“. to ech welt“. 150:
I s.
;. Price .I'IotII iIclIlcs cost or sock.
IioIt 1056c esch. _ _

car,

 

 

 

‘ 3 ‘prSedly on the basis that pOtato sales
161? the seller from now on.
'_._ brought out from the fact. that Sales

for the future cannot be made.

.basis. We know! of but few sales
" being made on the Pittsburgh market
;‘:'—_to the re ular reCeivers in a cariot

; Way at over 50c during the last week.

We absolutely knew or many quota-
tions being refused at 51c. '

Will be in favor of the buyer instead”
This is:

The:

trade is‘ working on a hand to moatn ' ket from all angles.

 

POTATOEO~NORFOLK MARKET

«13qu from car, per bu. .45 to .55
' "Snc‘ked from car, per bu. .50 to .55
- 'lIcEI no“ be even weight. 150
pounds...
Price (Intel lIclIdes cost It iIck,
IboIt 1095c out. .

 

 

WHEAT

 

 

 

";_.It is natural to expect that
the wheat market would

; 'soinewhat’ narrow and quite
limited just at this particular time.

We are pleased to note that on basis

“ 4. offltbe same the market is holding
'6o‘miiaratively firm. It is beginning
156' be manifeSt that the \hammering
and knocking based on heavy crops

and“ conditions abroad have had their '

arch and no real arches seems to bob
'hp to take its place. It really proves

' ijf'that the situation frOm a big angle '

.4 healthy: that regardless ‘of the
"dope. they are constantly trying to
give this patient and in the past have

made possible, it has gradually im-_
"proved instead of its opposite. FOP.

el'gn markets on report a good de-
.‘mand for cash Wheat. The report

flon Will have a

We feel that the

this writing

’ . picke's lush. :- the dilerclt freight
" 'hII net the price (or beIIs, hIId-

 

WHEAT—GHIGAGO MARKET.
No. 2 Red .............. ..31.09%
Speculative Prices.

*D‘eccmbcr delivery. ..... .. .. .86
i‘Mhy delivery” . 311/.»
. ' "the prices than !or December
' .I'II Msy delivery represent- the m-
,. Iture dellvory faces. This lItorIsI.

floI merely rues you the mtIs-e
last. of this' commodity Is 13ml
by tho-c who IpchlItc oI future

 

 

 

EEEES’

 

 

 

Not from the angle of handing

ourselves any bouquets, but
_ simply to show you the possi-
bilities and results that can be
brought out through a market medium
like ”this. We wish to call your at-
tention to the last three issues of
the Pink Sheet on beans. You re-
member well when the market made
it's decline,..when eyery one of your
'local buyers advised you of the most
dilapidated condition of the bean mar-
ket. You remember the gloomy con-
ditions surrounding your local mar-
You know there
was no encouragement given you from
any other source in the world than
this paper. Your local dealers did
not adviSe you why the market hap-
pened to be easiy at that particular
time, They ‘were not interested in
your welfare. They knew that the
general condition of the bean situa-
tion was most healthy; that it was
simply an overfeeding of the mar-
ket which caused its condition. We

' took up the situation in a! good clear,

straight manner'and told you plain-
ly thatthere was absolutely no rea—
son for the decline in prices other
than the manner in which you had
made disposition up to that time in
other words, had overcrOWded the
market, had filled every elevator in
the state to the roof, thatthere was
nothing elsa you; could naturally ex-
pect but' a depressed condition to
exist. 3 We advised you that just as
soonas holdings were cleaned up
the beanmarket would showla re-
action and come right along back to
its former basis. We told you not to

sell beans at the prices then being

offered and repeated it in our next
week’s issue. Today we can advise
you'of a most- healthy, in" fact ‘a
spirited tone to the bean situation
Inquiries are coming in from every
outside market center at the present
time. That is one of the most healthy
elements possible to note, becauSe

without this there is no market. fihis '

is the angle which governs» the mar-

ket thermogater on any commodity.
The hear;1
the southwest is: sun entirely . '

rket is. all right We
Only wi sh '

4was as sate as bean
in“

a“ get batters
1th any. kind

You hays the opportunity in your ;
_ It’s \up to you how yen are“
" going to manipulate 11; , ‘

.jk" . BEANS—osmolr MARKET

 

White hand-picked basis ..... $2.20.
Red Kidney. .\ 2.30
MICHIGAN ZONE PRICEs- _
Zone No. 2, MlchlzII ....... 2.15
Zone No. 3, Mlclslg In .......... . 2.20
ZoncI 4, 5, 0 and 7, Michigan. . 2.25
NOTE—We give you drove the
prices that MleIlI‘II deIlers ska-I'd
be Iblc to pIy you .tcr beIII. “Id-
Ionics at MlchthI. The Pink Sheet

picked» bIsls. It the Iverue licki-
gun points, It $2.40 per bushel. -

:OATS

:3 We are raising Flag No. 1 on

 

 

 

 

 

oats because the situation con-
tinues to improve. We don’t
mean by this that eats have attained
their highest market standard, but

 

we do mean that the situation is most

healthy‘ from. every angle you may
View it. Whether oats are going to
advance beyond their present level
is a question for you to figure on.
It is not our mission to set a stand-
ard on every one of these commodi-
ties. We wish to work with you, co-
operate with you, to the extent that
you may be able to figure out the
situation for yourselves. The hay
situation and the corn crOp are the
only two factors which could keep
oats on their present basis. We feel
that cats will still advance. The
writer looks-for oats to make an ad-
vance of 8c per bushel within sixty
days. The advance above mentioned
may be a little long Time will tell
but we can see no reason for feeling
other than secure on the general

 

, OATS—DETROIT MAR KET.

Standard .36
N0. 3 White .......... : ....... .35
No. 4 White .................
No. 2 Mixed ............ ‘. . . . .
No. 3 11111911.... .............

 

every: 'oth‘e: commodity
' s't ‘

3w 4
to the situation.

dimerence muld express it more 11'

. 1y. ; The Supply of. holdings was mani-
j. fest, not much trading going on with

only normal receipts to offer. The
situation from a general standpoint

' shows no change over one week ago.”_ .

 

OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET

Standard ..... ...._
No. 3 White ................. '
No. 4 White ...... ...... ...... 1
No.2Mix'ed........ ......... 4
No. 3 Mixed... ..... ...... ,

 

 

 

PITTSBURGH—There is but little‘

'change to report on the Pittsburgh

market OVer one Week ago There is'

the usual feeling of indifference on -’ ‘

l

the part of the buyers but still We
feel that conditions on this market
were more than satisfactory during
the last week. Receipts were only .
normal and practically everything "
taken care of on basis of last week’s
quotations. '

 

OATS—LPITTSBURGH MARKET."

No. 3
No. 4
No. 2
No. 3 Mixed .................

 

 

CLOVER SEED

 

 

 

. only natural to expect;

some that we may still

There has been but very.little

trade the past week on seeds.

In fact, the movement from
day to day and Week to week is light.
The movement We look to be only
gradual from now on until seeding
time. Just before this period we look
for a spirited movement, which is
but from now
on with the healthy conditions that
continue to exist we do not feel that
holders of seed, whether they be the
producer or the local dealer will tend
toward disposition. It is thought by
see an ad
vanes over present quotations. ' We
can hardly understand Why this
should be looked for. It might be

Confirmed on Page Six

 

VEBY BUSINESS rnu‘nn
E should know the freight rats
from his shipping station to
the loading market cont-rs. With
this key you are in I position to
know whether your local dealer is
giving you I square deal or 1101:.
Below we give you the “Business
rsrmln lone flap of Michigan."
You wifl notice that in connection
with the map we give ion tho Ip-
roximsts rate not hunr d pounds
or shipments by freight to the
markets named on most of the
products of your 1sm.‘1‘hess rates
will vary a little It diflsrent points.
therefore we advise you. to to to
your local rsliwsy 119:1: and got
the rates from him. is obntsd
by law to give you the rates. and
with thou rates Ind the “rink
Shoot" you are secure.

Ions 1—8sult Ste. Marie.
New York Cit
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit

.zono 2—IIlkIska.
New York City ..........
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit

Zone a—Isy City. ,
New York City ..........
Pittsburgh .
_ Cincinnati
. Chicago
Detroit

Ions i—Grssnvlus.
New York City. . . .
Pittsburgs
Cincinnati . . . . . ..
Chicago ...... . .
Detroit

s sssssssssssss ...

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Michigan Freight Zones.

WITH
APPROXIMATE
RATES'IO

MICHIGAN
FREIEHT
znuss ~:. 1.33:3?

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TABLE

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Cincinnati
Chica o
Dotro t ‘

New York C ty.
Pittsburgs, . . . . . . .
Cincinnati .. . . . . .
Chicago
; Detroit
zone 'l—ronuso.

.New York City.
Pittsburgh . a. . .
Cincinnati
Ch

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whether you are an old or new subscriber to

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Entered as Second c1191 Matter, Oc’Atob‘erA 13,1912 at postofice at 1312111011,. MichlmyA
Act of March 3, 187

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EDITORIAL

HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR” to every
bleésed one of the Ten Thousand who have helped to estabdA'
lish “Michigan Business Farming”; better known among

market manipulators as the “detestable P1nk Sheet.” We are only
a few weeks old, butthanks to the likes of you, we feel as fine as a‘
fiddle; lively as a cricket, strong as a young buffalo; determined as
a bull dog; aggressive as a two—.year—old bull and as progressive, as
—as; well, Teddy. '

HERE’S To
YOU
AND YOURS

First Nat. !Banlc Bldg: A8t_d. NatA. 31111151131113 ,, S‘hetmbri ‘IBIIdIg..~‘~" :‘

 

 

We didn’t start out with the ekpectation that
we could revolutionize market conditions in a
few months or a year. We had no idea that

the market by giving them a few lashes from
the whip of publicity. We don’ t claim to have a particular gift for
peering into the future e; neither are we the seventh Son of a sevé”
enth son; 1 A '

But we did say that there were many things in connection with
the marketing of farm products, that the farmer did not know, sim-
ply because he had no means of knowing. We realized that the fol-
lows who make their money in handling the products Aof the ,farm,
had altogether too much to say about the price the farmer ShOUldt

' receive. In a word we felt that the farmer should at least have a
“look- -’1n while the other fellow played the game.

To that end we have been doing our best. Just how much value
our services have been to you, we have no means of knowing; that
you are at least satisfied with what we are trying to do is evidenced
from the remarkable increase in our subscription list. Four months
ago not a single subscriber—to- -day ,

Ten Thousand fa1 mers, who have paid cash in advance for their
. subscriptions, are reading “MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING.” And,

best of all Brothers, we are going to keep right on growing. And
as we gain in strength in experience and in knowledge of market:
affairs, we are going to rende1 you a greater service. So you see,

that after all, we intend to retuin the good seed you have helped us

to plant; full measure, heaped up and running over.

So you see we stand at the threshold of the New Year confident
of'Iour position; anxious andwilling to serVe; with a desire to do
that which is best for the common good; determined to take a whack
at greed, graft and dishonest manipulations whenever or wherever

AIithey show their heads; and down deep in our hearts grateful that
we have joined resources with you, in the warfare which shall finally
result 111 returning to the farmer his own. .

With this creed; with this determination to do right; to consci-
,cntiously follow the path as it leads to better things, no matter at
ywha’t sacrifice, we ought to succeed;

. And by the eternals, with your help, we are going to: KEEP
RIGHT ON KEEPING ON UNTIL \l—E DO SUCCEED. ‘

UNCLE SAM AT YOUR SERVICE

(Continued from Page One)

“My view is that ultimately the
government shOuld take over the en-
tire business of the express compan-
nies. I think also that it; should be?
done promptly T’ eXpr'éA

“From what study I haVe given to
e, subject of parcels post rates in
1113?: limited time permitted ” said Mr.‘
lflitchcock, "I am satisfied that they
‘lgher than we shall be able to,
gem and the serVice has been 1

we could drive the market manipulators out of '

under At Aes‘AA'AA' A

and factory oA ' AA'
braced 1'39"

by
ad or third cla. ' rm ' y I
sproduct- us’t- nob ere Id 9:] ‘
poundsIIin weight n-ot'h A "

 

t ,.
postal employs or damage *the ma}
equipment or matter, and 'not of a,
character perishable in a. perlo’d rea-
sonably required for transfer and do-
livery. - ‘

Here is a section of the law that is
going to cause the postmasbers con-
siderable trouble, as the ordinary per»
son Is not adept at doing up a pack-
age.’ We predict that many is the
package that will have to be returned”

to the sender to be done up In tInailrI:

able shape. . - / .

Parcels weighing four ounces or .,

less are mailablo at the rate of one
cent fer each ounce or fraction of
ounce, regardless of“ distance. Par-
eels weighing more than .four odnces

' are mailable’v at the pound parcels post

rates.

Here are a few things in connec-
tion with the new parcels post law
that shOuld be remembered: .

Seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots plants,
can be sent by parcels post.

Cut flowers, dried plants and botan-
ical specimens are tranSmissiblo at
parcels post rates

Samples of wheat or other grain in
its natural condition potatoes, beans,
peas, chestnuts, accrns, etc., when
intended for planting,‘must be sent

at 'a special rate—one cent for each 1

two ounces or fraction of ounce, r‘e-
gardless of distance; but when in-
tended to be used as a. food the par-
cels post rates apply

Parcels must be mailed at the post-
office or delivered to the rural or
other carrier duly authorized to re-
ceive such matter.

- meats are Imailable.‘

have" to 11139 the amass. ,
as such articles fare not as
der- the parcels fpost law ,. ’ ~' "
Butter lard, and perishable crib
clos; such as fish, dressed'fowls vegan”
tables, fresh meats ffdits and on:
01611 which decay; gummy, when s
pack 11 'or wrapped 2111's to prevent:
damage to other mail-13.111111 he
ceptod for Inca] delivery When in-
closed in an inner covering and a

' strong outer covering of wood, 111911an 2 "

or, heaVy corrugated pastoboard a $5,
wrapped so that nothing nan est-.1121
from the package, they will be ac-

' cepted for mail to all offices Within

the first zone from the place of mail
1111;. Such articles when Intended Tor
delivery at ofiioes beyond the first \A
zone must be packed 111 such manner, '

that until satisfactory shipping ca IoIsIII: ‘ -"

are provided their transmissm
through the mail is practically impos-
sible. . ’ I,
Eggs will be accepted: for local de-..'
livery when packed in a. basket or,
other container They will :be ac?"-
cepted for any distance when each;
egg is packed separately and =‘~s11’1“~
rounded with excelslbr and placed 111-
or: contained in such shape that, each» , -
egg is on end. All such packages:
must be labeled, “Eggs.” » 1
Salted, dried, smIo ed or Ad‘ured‘

(Continued on Page seven) A

 

which stood hard by.

'admiration at it.

hanging of sheep?” “No,”

the execution.

“ many- friends

, profiles/s geod

 

AESOP’S FABLE§ WITH PRESENT-DAY APPLICATION '

WIO'LF, clothing himself in the skin of a, sheep, and getting in 1
among the flock, by this means took the opportunity to devour
many of them. At last the shepherd discovered him, and cnn: .
ningly fastening a rope about his neck, tied hi‘m 11p to a tréo

Some other shepherds happening to pass that
way, and observing what he was about, drew near. and expressed their
“What,” says one of them, “brother, do you make
replies the other,‘
\ wolf Whenever I catch hifn, though in the habit and garb of a sheep”

Then he showed them their mistake, and they applauded the justice or

RESSAED in the height of fashiOn, with pleasant manner and easy
grace, a man entered the farm yard Introducing himself to. the
tarmer, he stated his buSiness. and offered. ”a goodly, sum to be ’t
driven about the neighborhood and introduced taxthe farmerfi '
Slo' elated was the farmer With the stranger’s many
Wards of flattery, that. be readily consented and drove the stranger hymn

"and asked his farmer Who 1111mm

but I make 11111151116510! :1

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resh meat in .. '


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, 0140999 Sunset-My...
owners]: “on THIS mos

”kmsxiown POCKET-1 AND PER—9*»,
«MAEIKE’SI‘ GAMBLERS , -. , :1

Us“, [andjhavefi’ Anether fact: to be taken into consideration righthere is that while the:
ght:.atztiiis' mots crop of7¥191‘1 was only‘32,53’9,000. buShel's.'.sh0rter than the 1909 crop, that it“
WW 31911900 W38 squlemented by 20,000,000 bushels, imported tram foreign"countries.:
,9 fly. Ms out having only about 12,500,000 bushels less than-fors1909, the price went to $1.00. ,
gthatwillwork "a bushel at Chicago before the end 'ofthe year.- Fromoall reports received,“
tionshouid Ibe' “ more than half of the 1912 productiOn has been =~marketed.‘. The moment ,
il-‘e wer.x,m'ay .2113 January is ushered in, for ”some unaccountable reason people begin tolo‘ok
, oysllnnne, forspring, and the farmer is very, liable. to feel .a little. shaky about future ,I.
.. ~‘~’ ' conditions and dump his potatoes on the market.~ : That is just the reason
. so let’s get‘» Why We are sending this note of warning; ‘ , .
liable .ngures “that we . If We knew the situation generally as well as We know the situation in
.Hhe,gOYerninéntQ-' We Michigan, ,We would promptly advise every farmer who has potatdes to sell to J g;
not reliable,.and that” hold them for an even 500 per bushel at his own station; Today potatoes"

' g»; . gainsgosp g:

' ,, _; Bushels

. . ~rt:‘29,250,000“=
96,280,000 ,

v.

. . ...__ $095,000.
"<14,92,4,000

. “36,540,000

"22:1. 26,724,000

. i ~r"v18,400,000 , .

323,790,000}
15,926,000 4

t a definite ‘ conclusion.
‘ reliable, {figuresrat’ our
the'bum'per crop 011909,
The figures ‘belo‘w give

, 1911 Crop

tunnels.

6', 9 0‘0, 000

25,875,000 "

12,876,000

1’

21,240,000» .
" 15,120,000 -
,. 12,350,000»:

s 5,162,000,,

‘ 91,020,000": ,
-: 32,480,000

'-2,8',00'0,000

1.120892000 .
9,118,000 ‘

' 14,248,000
34,650,000

33,465,000

" 31,850,000”

18,444,000 ‘

_, ; named tor the years
19.12.0909 ' "
~ _, ‘B‘u'sh‘els _
..v22,2110,000 _
39,008,000

‘Well as Michigan have been slow in disposing of their potatoes.

are being shipped to farmers in many counties in this state which. have in'
the past been extensive shippers. A careful study of the figures given will .
show, hoWever, that increased production is noted in most states. .Some of-

the far Western states will not compete with'Michigan potatoes to any

extent, but many of the other states are right now supplying some of our
larger markets. ’ - ’ ._ _

It~ is unquestionably true that the farmers of Maine and New. York as . i
Potatoes ,
from Wisconsin which have heretofore been sold in Chicago have this year,
been shipped to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh and other eastern» markets, For
some unaccountable reason Wisconsin farmers have been persistent sellers,
regardless of prices. From information at hand we believe that the bulk of
the" crop in that state, which was estimated at but one million bushels greater
than the previous year, has been disposed of. With one-half of the year’s
production in the hands of the growers you can realize What is liable to hap- *
pen if care is not taken in marketing potatoes during the next sixty days.

Our advice,“ then, is for you, Mr. Farmer, to watch'conditions very cares

. ”12,905,000 .

. . 8,190,000 .

7 ., 4,500,000 ’

' _ _.‘ 10,400,000

. Idaho .' ..... . ...,........ 5,000,000.
A ,Washington jf' ..... . . . .. ' 6,970,000
, Oregon 7,350,000

fully. Last week We suggested a price at average Michigan points of 40c
per bushel, which only equals the lowest price in January, 1909. No man
can tell just how many potatoes are in the country, how many have been
consumed, or how many are in storage, or what the probable price will be,
but we give it as our opinion, based upon facts and figures secured direct
from the farmers themselves, from dealers, and from conditions in the larger,
markets, that if the potatoes which remain in the farmers’ hands are carefully
marketed, profitable prices can be secured for the entire crop.

- . We are equally ,as confident that a plan is being hatched up right now by
the dealers, large and small, to open the flood 'gates and allow the avalanche
of potatoes to reach the market, and so demoralize conditions that stable
- prices cannot be regained during the balance of the season. .

To sum up the situation, We would advise every reader of Michigan
Business Farming to keep very closely in touch with general market con-
ditions. We are willing and anxious to send special reports at any time, and
shall do our utmost to keep you posted. The only thing for the farmer who

6,092,000
. 4,050,000
3,150,000 '
5,220,000 -
9,440,000
5,980,0009

9,440,000
, 5,780,000
. 8,075,000
' 6,475,000
11,355,000
10,385,000

" I . .. Totals" ...,.’.......25§,184,000 224,6451000 ' "303,336,000

‘ , Let us first consider the yield during these years fro‘m- a Michigan stand-
..,pmnt.~-,_ Michigan in‘1909 furnished 36,540,000 bushels; 1191911 only 31,020,000
bushels; .‘while, in 4191.2 the total productioni'was' estimated at 34,650,000
bushels.” From these figures you -will see that; the. excess over 1911 in this
state is but 3,630,000 bushels. 'From. confldential'freports received, we are
satisfied, that-the production of potatoes in Michigan is, morethan 1,000,000
‘.bll1,§gl%1§.fiiesgiltihant.ftéh'e'restinillated) goyernnilent reports, and our investigation
«as, er. . as.“ »e s .a,,émeni§..,t at. Y", deduct 11% the percentage of unmarketa'ble has otatoes to sell to do is to watch his local market carefully and sell just

.,Q-t§’%qes’ ' the, production; ln-thls- Sta“? 1391‘ .‘1'9-125'69’95 not equal in the total as “03911 and just so long as a price can be secured which will net 3. reasona—
mim',” 013. b99119” ”1191 actual «prOductlon 0‘ 1911.: '_ ‘~ ' ‘ blve profit. Don’t look for a long profit for the 1912 crop; those who have

“ \_.,__But,,the trouble is, we have more. than Michigan to dealwith; therefore already sold did not secure it, and unless something of a miraculous nature

we mustltake theproduction of the ’severalstates. According tothegOVern- happens, you cannot get a long profit on potatoes during the remainder of

,.;,;,,;_in933t regurg,4;lll%o%r%p (311912 is $6,182,000'bushel‘s larger than the crop of this year. ‘

, , an 7 , , _. 1 us e s more _ an that of 19 1., But 'we must remember, atisfi d with a reasonable rofit. If the rice is reduced to a point

in 993198 imihis'SU-rplus, that the pricesranged 3 high in 1911’ that 201000300 wherSeoabirsofit isenot left for you do got get frightelhed or excited; hold your

' 139331}ng ,0: potatoes were impmed 'fi‘Qm 1701391311 countries. _Maine, New York, potatoes. You might better sell half of the potatoes you have on hand at 40c
Reitnsylvama" Ohio and Michigan have all reported a‘ high percentage 013 a bushel and the other half at 100 a bushel, than to overfeed the market and
unmarketa-ble potatoes. ‘With these figunesand facts in mind, we believe we sell all 'ou have at from me to 20¢ a bushel.
are-safe in saying that the actual production otpotatoes in the states named 3 .. - -

,fi‘n";19'124.Wa-s not more than 20000300 bushels greater than the act a1 ro- We have given. you the s1tuation and our very best adVlce. We do not
7i».,vdu'9t'iofl‘ “in 1909. ’. " ‘ -' ' 1‘1 P claim that our judgment is better than yours; “'gvdorlxl’t ask .you to hold ylmilr
' . : " ' ’ \ ‘ ' "~ " I - ', 1 ‘ otatoes for a single moment on our advice. e ave glven you a pan
~ coniliivfitfé‘: 3395313023351? $531,322" 53253»Witciv’tfiiui‘iin‘i‘fifi“33291332 Statement 0f the With the We ”m it may help ,0, t" deem" °“ m"

1,453“, in‘saying that'taking all of thé‘se'facts into consideration that the actual {Intué‘e course With reference to the d1spos1tlon of the potatoes you have on

v.1rproduc‘tion of potatoes'in' the states named ifor‘the‘ year 1912 would not exoeed an '

.“280,000,000_ bushels. ‘If' we are fair in (thissassumptiOn,'then we can turn to

, 1e11909 prices as-reasona:b y safe as a basis upon which toiset our figures

. I , ,

 

 

WOULD YOU as so FOOLISH“

. . , , 3A3 to let ONE-CENT-A-WEEK stand be-
iiTiMth' ‘ i V. ' I ‘ ' i ” LOW- High- tween you and the DOLLAR-MAKING in-
'October ....... . .......... ...... ..... '$0§g $05.5 '

November. ................. . ...... 5 o ' formation contained in every single issue of

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING

' There is not a farmer in Michigan so rich or so poor that he2
can afford to be without this weeklyithat is already gaining fame
as the “salesman” of every Michigan farm factory.

sane nus coupon, on can IN A LETTER.

(ordathe present year. ‘
.f . «.- j_v .The highestUpOint reached for potatoes in the Chicago market 'in 1909
._. i,' - fwasfigcper bushel, in December; the lowest price 100, in June. The highest
' . "MJQWESt prices rangedas follows: ‘ - ’

' Crop-or 1909.

 

y “fit-compare the above highend low prices very Carefully,.-and "you can
90 he traces of an overfed» market .yery‘clearly. , Theg'p'rices, qubte‘d‘for . '

y and. J was do not figure to". any great 5 extent in, the system} because

tacit that these were the clean-up prices-Ea timefhennthe potatoes

 

 

 

 

laced, 11.13031359113 market “regardless; of: that price, .

RUiRALVPUBLISE ING 00.595497 FQRT ST. wmsu; nmnorr, MICE. 4.
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3 ‘ oundation for its expectancy We

you will find when the show-
time comes that the large han-

5.01.199
piles, on and.

cause it would reflect directly on
their profits. Therefore,
a: healthy condition about on a present
basis is what We should look for.
but on the other hand, if the market
should make a Spirited advance some

- of these large holders would at once" ‘

Istep in and fill the gap made.

 

ICLOVER SEED—DETROIT
MARKET.

............. ..‘suso‘
- l

.I'l‘iIm‘othy Iced . .

esd have very liberal supv‘ “
-It Will not- be their-
disposition to break the market be-1

to expect"

‘ time.
those handling apples in? store. Théy-fi
.. can regulate and hold the Condition

 

 

CORN

 

 

 

No avenue ,of escape has yet

turned up in favor of this com-

modity. Up to the present time
we cannot see that we can expect
very much of an advance over our
present market level. We appreciate
of course that there are possibilities
for the same. If we increase the
possibilities we are later bound to
make an avenue of demand. Wehave
an abundant crop to consider and up
to the present time only a normal
demand. Weather conditions are
against us. This mild weather is
not conducive of a big demand, or
of a. better market, or of a. good tone
to the situation. We are forced to
admit that from a feeder’s angle con.
ditions‘ have not been just right. Up
t‘otthe present time weather condi-
tions have not been right fOr feed.
ing sheep, and now the prices 011
feeders and fat sheep are so close
that there is absolutely no profit in
sight. Considering cattle, the situa-
tion is very much the same. The
price of stockers is too (310% to eat-
tle ready for the market, not £01m-
ing a difference enough to warrant
a profit in feeding. However, we
realize that natural conditions should
keep this commodity on at least its
present basis. The situation is
[healthy but not spirited. ‘ 1

 

CORN—DETROIT MARKET.

No. 2 white ..................

No. 3 white ......... , ..... . . . .

No. 4 white ..................

No. 2 yellow .................

No. 3 yellow. .

No. 4 yellow ................ .48
No. 2 mixed ..................
No. 3 mixed ................ .
No. 4 mixed ...... . ...........

CORN—CINCINNATI MARKET.
No.I 2 white ..................
' . 3 white ................. .50
4 white ....... . .......... .48
2 yellow .................
3 yellow ................ ‘ .49 ‘
. 4 yellow. .- .............. .4754;
- 3 mixed ............. . . . . .
:No. 3 mixed, ............ . ..... .48“
,7de mixed .................. .47

. ooFN—PlrrssURc MARKET.
~Nu. 2 white. .. . .............. -
No. 3 white ..................

I, o. 4 white, ..................

0. 2 yellow. 1 .............. .53
No. 3 yellow ................ .5254,
No. 4 yellow ...... . ....... . . .

No. 2 mixed ..................
. No. 8 mixed ..................
. xNo. 4 mixed ........... . ......

 

 

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' There has been absolutely. no
demand whatever this last
week; But very few barrels of

- win, fact
. '1‘ I .I .

'Vmovement centinues t .b‘
, . I, «my

, , . Bl" ’ . '
common- stdo’k of 411- one 1),, .n
being. dealt with most v.

is practically no salvat on

. Eh I . ,
' we view it for the disposition of: in. ‘
thing excepting strictly .
fruit. It is a sterag'e proposition andf
Most anything

will continue to he.
might happen and happen at most any
This feature is entirely up to-

on a most satisfactory basis if they“
so dictate, 01- "some Of them may get
weak-kneed and dump their holdings
at any time. -.

APPLES—GENERAL MARKET
Fancy. per barrel” ..-. .. 4.00 to 8.0.0

 

 

. ‘r

ONIONS

 

 

 

 

commodity. Every outside mar-
ket has been-averted and sin a glutted
condition from the inception of the
season. We have not experienced
Weather conditions suitable for r.
healthy situation on the same. Stocks
in store have not been drawn on as
heavily as ‘we could. naturally expecr.

We are not yet able to give“
any encouragement on this.

Every time there is a mouth open "

for acar of onions, there are fifty
cars ready to fill it. Every one is
watching for an opening to put in a
car. This has been the situation
right along. The future or the Onion
situation depends very much on
weather conditions. If we could ex-
perience good snappy Weather» from

now on through March W‘e believe'

that holdings of onions ,in Southern
territory 'would gradually be exhaust-
ed and we in turn would’be called.
upon to replenish. There is a world
of onions back—~no question about it.
If they keep, there is but little en-
couragement to offer in the way of
prices possible to obtain at any time
during the season. The large and
reliable commission dealers on the
Southern markets areasking all their
clients to wire them- before letting
a can come forward. When condi
tions are like this, you Can appreciate
that they are plenty serious enough.

The situation on red stock continues,

to bathe most serious.

 

ONIONS.

Detroit.

Yellow Globe, IIcked, per cwt. .‘
Red Globe. looked. per cwt. .....
Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt.. ..
Red- Globe. bulk, pet or”. ......

Cincinnati.
Yellow Globe, Incked,. per cwt. .
Red Globe. lucked. per owt ..... ‘.
Yellow Globe, bulk,’ per ..cwt .
Red Globe, bulk. peIr cwt. ...... ,

Plttoburg.

Yellow Globe, sucked, per cwt. .
Red Globe. Incked, per cwt. .
Yellow Globe, bulk, per ewt. .
Red Globe. bulk. pot cwt. . . . . .

 

 

 

111811— class ,

 

 

Ordinary: per boml. .I. . . J.” to 3.00 .

 

 

l to the butter situation. ”it is}

because the?! producers have changéd

rutheir manner of dispdeing .Of their

milk preduct. Only an- occasional-

, 'hdusewife today makes butter from a;
Commercial standpoint?

change has forced the consumers to
creamery and substitutes.
can always be created,- however, for
high class dairy butter, because its

the only butter With a real flavor.

There is practically no chafige

’ very questionable ii We @1111 ex» ‘
parlance much or any change during--
the remainder of the season It is in»
a most healthy condition {with a de-
' mend for only the better Qualities
The-re is no real dairy butter market...

This. gradual "
A demand .

 

IUTTER— GENERAL MARKET.
Creamery No. l, per pound” .35

 

Fancy Dairy. per pound ..... ._ .84

 

no

i

 

 

 

The egg storers continue to
fight along the line of high
prices, claiming that Weather

conditions, together with heavy re-

ceipts of fresh stock, combined with
the heavy holdings in store must
cause areduction in the price of eggs.
Based on this supposition some of the

‘large storers have already takenac-

tion and along decided lines.,practic,ai‘-
ly dumping eggs 'on the market. We

have held up the market from a fresh ,

stock standpoint up to the present
time. We have facing us three or

the genuine winter months; there is-

no reason in»the world why we should
not be able to hold nice fresh 'stock
up to it spresent standard through
this most seasonable period. We think

it is possible and that we will see .‘

present results or better existing.

 

, EGGS—GENERAL MARKET.
Large Fresh . . . . .
Medium Fresh

 

 

POULTRY

 

 

 

 

 

CABBAGE

 

V 110.2 FowlI ....... ..... to

 

It might be safe to state that
there was just a .little‘. better
feelingon the’soutslde, but do

not consider itto the extent of making”

disposition at the present time. It is
not authentic enough to Warrant. The
situation has no tone to. it whatever.

The patient may be gradually improv?" ' -
ing, but at the best continues to be, I”; ,

‘Wle hardly know just which
E] flag to put up on poultry this

week. We will put up No. 1
because the general situation is all
right. Just as we .wrote you last
week the commission men on the De
troit market imported cars of live
poultry ..here to. the extent that the
market Was overcrowded and: an
easier feeling was the result. Had

it not been for the importation in:
excess of; normal, we would have ex--“

periencedl a most satisfactory condi4
tion. .We} cannot expect very much

. week ago. ..
the demands for stockers and feed-H

 

 

- a. pie fer the demon Qnd’IIV
.. sis were fairly stead "1911' with

slight tendency dorm 11-3

prices of ten ays

were found in a string 0 ii
1300+pound Samples“ m.
$8.50 per owe; B 111k

oI
ever, consisted of ‘. ‘

bringing from 30@50c- advanCe over
prices paid one Week ago, 61111 bu

16_@20c higher. Best Veal calms».
showed strength and were rin good
demand, selling up' to $10. 50 for best?“
and with averages resting around
$9. 50@$10. 00, or 500 higher than one
Due to holiday conditions.

ers was lessened, and prices drop-pod?
away from 15@20c.
the week's close as follows: 1

 

CATTLE-I—CHIOAGO ISTOOI‘KIII'
' Beet Iteerl. good to f r
. prime heuvy' .. 8.00Ito I
lice! Item. medium to ‘
(00¢ ...".-..........'.. 7.50t0'
Beet steers. common to
fair
Beet eowI. common to
selected .
1rd: heiferI, good .to
‘ choice

oooooooo .-

5.701117 7 i I .

4.410 to. i .

. 2.05to

Cannon and cutters. .
. 8.75I to 10.90 , '

Gooq to prime vealI.

 

 

 

K2.

Detroit—Cattle. _ '
Conditionsgat the Michigan Central
stockyards show an upWard trend of
prices, due to a very. material falling
off in receipts of cattle from that of.
one week ago, and with the lesson-
ing of quantity a noted increase in
quality results which in turn pro-
duces a like advance in prises Re-

ceip‘ts show fully one-half less cat-5W
ue than that of a like period .01 one. -

week ago. Best dry fedl steers were
in good demand, a few sales conié
manding an $8. 50 price 'with bulk of
sales striking a $7. 50 average, and a
range from $6 50@’$8. 25 Veal calves
also show a marked falling oi! as re;
gards receipts,.- the week's close show-
ing arrivals of 347 carcasses 1,341.13:
737 of the week previous.
tations: .

.‘ l

 

POU LTRY~DETROIT MARKET.

No.- 1 Tux-keno. .1 ........ .18 to
No.- 2 TurkeyI ......... .14 to
No. 1 Spring, Chicken. . .12 to
No. 2 Spring ChickeII. . .10 to
'No'. 11 :Fowllt. . . .‘ ....... '.]1 to,

No. 1 Gee.o............ .12“)
No. 1 Duck- ........ .lfito

POULTRY— CHICAGO IMARKET.
No. 1 TurkeyI. ........ .. .

 

 

CATTLE—DETROIT 8700K. 1' ~
* - ' YARDS. "
Belt-1m steer-I. good to prime
ea - . '.
Beet IteerI. mouth. to
good . 7.00m 7.50
Bee! It‘ecrl. common ,0 ~
our . 0.00m ’61:
,Yeurlln‘I ..I. ” ' “
Beet oowI.
selected . . . .
Holler-II, selected
Stock IteerII . . . .
Gunners ...-.1 cutters. . . 3.
mil your] roe-yell-

“was

 

 

.We quote 101147., ~

N ote. gluon;

V

use to 8.00‘ 3‘- #5

 


 

' " .,Block Hogs ........... 940100

 

 

"7111' ed message but

to .,
be ad. readings

, severe dis-
5311151: outside
plant on prime

heavier yearl
, 6.25 Most fat
ewes’i~ were told! of at around $4. 65,
while geod choice wethers ‘found

ready sale at from $5. 00@-.$5 570: Feed-
or trade remained nominal.

" ‘ '._'tions follow

pf to 5.7.55 for

, acker'sja as 11.3112

_ . ‘y' in taking held

des and waited until late

, h‘eir droves, doing so at a
' ..i‘o'c decline below. morning prices.

51555.1 at following quotations:
erase. price of- hogs at Chicago,-

797 V6,. against 37. 48 on Thursday,

2 :a week ago, $6. 20 a year ago,
7.85 two years ago.

 

‘HQGO—nCl-IIOAGO 515m. v'Aaos. .

.IIllalk. o! aalesn ...... . .7.35to 7.55
"Common to good mixed. .7.80 to 7.40
Fair to medium weight. .7.40 to 7.55

fiweighu ..735 107.515; »

7.45 to 7.55 -
37.40 to 7.75.

.....I..‘n..

mitten-i; '
Stats, 89 1113., deekn‘ge, .
7 “Cl Ilel'anIOllas'II-ie-lla
, . . . .\

Darcie-Hogs.

"Trade was: spirited at the. M. c
1' stackyard throughout the week, De-
ining receipts caused prices to

prmb hills. and a healthy uplift in ‘

' es is anticipated from. this on.
The receipts for the week were 37007

., . head against 7500 head-,one week ago.

,IGood. grades were ffiom 5@100 high.
‘er, and pigs ‘and common were steady.
Some best sorts walked! the boards
at $7. 75 on private sales while quo-

tati'o‘n's ranged from $7 40@$7. 65. Quo-

"'tations’ below give present range of
apnoea. . . . p ,

 

HOGS—DETROIT MARKET.

' .FIII' to choice butchers. .730 to 7.05
Lightweightl . ‘ 7.25to 7.40
noon. according to
wcizllt ................3.00t03.25-
Pin ........ 7.2510730
Inn-II I.. ..,. .. .. .One-thlrd 7ofl'

. DRESSED HOG-S.

N ote -— Dre-led hogs weighing

 

 

' ' Buffalo—Hogs

1 0n closing day of' weeks business,
' receipts were 8000 head and the mar-

ket was Slow and at down-hill prices.
Packers ’as usual stood back forrthe
rd 'lised decline and bids were taken
than to carry surplus of stock
unday to conflict with a new
business The day’s- price
rtfipled .back and forth ”from

.90, with»‘
around ‘.97 15
nodga’dn-ring'the week, but better con-
”11110718 are in premise now that the
110830 have coaxed from the farm
fitting. that- would turn a quick
so much needed at the
., The: story is told in
' appended:

,~..,

. .650 to 7.25 '

' , 20 cars,

$7. 50, as note the following

Ctr 150 to 250 pounds bring belt, .
“a cl. Be careful in shipping. .

Buying was not spir-'

 

‘ iii-lees..- 55.5.55 s'rock
v'i”" YARDS.

Lambs, good to choice” .8.40 to 8.75
’ do, IIii‘I -to good ........ 8.00110 8.40
do: “call to con-mom. ”4.75 to 5.00
” Yearling lamb choice. .7.75 to 8.00
' do. call to t r. .' .7 .' ..... 4.25 to 5.00
. W'etherp, choice . . . ..... 5.25 to 5.50
,Ml'xcd sheep. 2315:5350
Ewes. choice handy
weight ........... .. . . .4.75 to 5.00
; do, choice heavy” ”5.20 1505.50
011 l‘ :heep .. .......... ’. . I.2.50 to 3.50-

Quota.

 

LIIac ........

 

 

' Detroit—Sheep.
Receipts of sheep and lambs the

', past week at the M C. yards were

3500 head as against 7750 head one
week ago. ‘ Decline in receipts pushed
prices up 10@15c higher than for the
opening days of the week. Matured-
sheep were steady, the increase in
price being confined largely to the
lamb trade. Culls and common stock
brOught about usual prices,
forming the clean-up and of the week
and Were handed to the poorer ‘trade
at lowest levels in prices, the mar-
ket standing at about following sched—
ules: . -

 

ISHEEP — DETROIT STOCK
YARDS.

Lambs, good to choice. .8.50 to 8.00

do, fair to good ........ 7.50 to 8.20
Year-Ila lambs, choice. .5.50 to 0.00
Mixed" ghee}; » 3.50 to 4.00
Cull sheep . .; .' ........... 2.80 to 3.10

.2.75 to $50 «

they,

 

 

 

, Buffalo—Sheep- , .
Receipts for the closing day- was
and the market was rela
tiVely active. Top lambs went to
$9. 40 and! lesser grades shared in the
big advance, according to their
standing in sheepdom. Of cohrse
there were culls and common trash
found among the arrivals and these
slid through on poor sledding,
aVerage for all grades being around

 

sasep— BUFFALIO STOCK
VARos. .Hfih'

Lambs; good to choice. .9.35 to 9. 50
’ do, fair to good ........ 8.00 to 9. 25
do, 'cull and common. .7. 00 to 8.50
Yearling lambs choice. . .7100 to 8.00
do, call to fair ........ 4.50 to 0.50
Weathers, choice .......... 5.750 to 5. 75
Even. choice handy ’
weight . .' .......... ._ . . .450 to 5.00
Call sheep..'.. . ... . . . . . ..2.25 to 3.75.

 

the ,

 

....... ,. . - ...I...2.5c to 3.750 ,

. ...... .v.

 

There is very little, if any, change.

in the coal situation. The extreme
mild weather 1198 placed the. dealer
in a position to keep th'e tr'ade sup-

pliedf with enough coal to carry them

‘alon’I‘g from the hand to- :ino‘uth plan.
The large jobbers are Watching the
car situation very closely and iiist

the minute the car- sltuation loosens

up we expect to see .10"
Car movements have

. . e

f 1y slow and the mines r
men-t boar-cc, "
. part0

Through”.
01 last wee womb

. e“ as... are set-
~ only seven or eight cars a week
When under normal cenditions‘ trom-
forty to fifty' cars. ~

The anthracite situation is about
normal. The supply is about equal to.
the demand, although the production
is being badly handicapped due to
strikes in. various localities.

. soft Coal. FHOB.
Kind of Coal. . Mines.

Hooking- lump ............. '....$2. 20

Cambridge lump

Camubrldgeié Mlum

West Virginia Splint lump

White A block '

Kentucky 4-inch lump ........... 2 60

Kentucky 44x2- inch egg ..... 2. to

Harrisburg 6- inch lump ....... ... 2. 4o '

Pocahontas lump and egg ........ 3. 00
Pocahontas mine run 2. 00'
Michigan Domestic 4- inch lump
Anthracite egg stove or nut 6 60
Note: Quotations on anthracite coal
is based on gross tons. .

FLOUR AND FEED.

The sale on flour and feed has been
sow and prices have not changed
The market in general is tuning up
a little and the millers expect the
sales will exceed that of the previous
week.

Price
per bbi.
“Blend” flour, 1/3 paper sacks. .$ 5.15
Spring patent ................. 4.55

Per ton.
Coarse corn meal .............. 23.30
Cracked corn ................ 26.50
Chop feed ................... 21.00
Coarse Middlings .............. 23.50

Kind.

‘ Fine middlings . . .- ............. 26.50

Bran (standard)

The above prices are f o. D De-
troit, Mich.

Cotton seed meal delivered to any
point taking a Detroit rate at $30.50
per ton in car lots not less than 20
tons. ,

Those interested can write our Bu-
reau for information.

RIGHT AFTER THE MIDDLEMEN
'(Continued from Page One)

farmers will get the highest market
price and. the consumer the lowest
price, is easily answered. Let us
take Mr. Tuttle’s experience, for ex-
ample. Now let us assume that the
Anti~Middlemen’s Association is op-
erated on the right co-operatiVe basis.
Mr_ Tuttle sends his beans to the
association, and the wholesale price,
the price paid by other commission
men is 400 a bushel; that is the
amount he receives. The consumers,
who are co-operators, pay $4.80 a
bushel, the price charged by the re-
tail dealers of the city. We have left
after paying Mr. Tuttle for his beans,
$4.40. The expense of the transac-
tion is 10 per cent; we have left $4.
Under present conditions that $4
goes to the commission man or to the
retail dealer, and‘is nothing more or
less than a. profit secured through
grafting. Now, we will divide this
$4 profit between Mr, Tut'tle and the
consumer; surely both ought tifbe

_ satisfied.

In many instances consumers have
organized with the expectation of
eliminating through their. united ef~
forts all of the expenses of the 'mid-
dleman and have attempted to con-
duct 51 business on that basis.
Wherever such a plan has been tried,
failure has resulted. The producer
and the consumer must unite. The
price set fer the producers commod-
ity is the prica that the commodity
brings in the open market. The [nice
that the consumer should pay isihe
price that other dealers kharge. At
the end of the month, whatever profit
has been made in the transaction is
divided between the two in- prOpor.
tion as to value of service rendered

or commodity furnished

‘ The. reply to the Bulletin’s ques-

, '7 tion may not be satisfactory to its
editor bust it Will w )rk out allIIr: ght, ,

Dealers Arie Sara .5 1.5.5 807710-53

the Profile Made in Former Years. ,
The eastern cities- have; - over _.

300,000 mere cases '.'of eggs at the .

present time than there were in Star.
age last year at this period. A dis- ,
patch to one of the leading produce ’-
journals says: -- ,

"Many leading fancy grocers are‘,
advertising fine storage eggs at 320.
How- many can be moved at such
high.prices?- Storage eggs can be
sold in large quantities at 25c a
dozen ,to consumers, and if whole--
salers, who have lots stored, believe
they areg'oing to sell them at any;
where near the price they paid last
spring," they will find themselves mis-
taken, if prese‘ntconditions continue.

“The old, old story, of putting away
April eggs that cost 24@26c, storage .
included, and selling out at 13_7@150
will repeat itself, unless there is a
general move made to sell at 17@19c
and force a retail price for storage
of 250 a dozen.

“There is no need for excitment‘ in '
the egg trade. Even though the stor-
age holdings are extremely large, the,
fine quality storage eggs will sell In"

good size lots, if the price is brought

nearer to the views of those who eat
ggs ‘at a price’

“The sooner the big egg holders
‘come off their perch,’ the sooner
they will realize that $1 a case has
is notIas bad as a $3 a case loss. To
hold storage eggs, with receipts of
fresh ample for current requirements,
is a business proposition that only a
‘bonehead’ holds to firmly. till he gets
down too deep to be saved.”

COMMISSION MERCHANTS SUED.

J. Ellis Slater and Elbert D. Ball Are
Charged With Fraud.

J. Ellis Slater, president of the Mer-
chants’ Fruit Exchange, and Elbert
D. Ball, South Water street commis-
sion merchant, Were made- defendants
at Chicago in a suit in which, they
are charged with defrauding Herman
Peters out of thirty-seven carloads of
Elberta peaches.

The case was transferred from
Judge Scully’s court to the- court of
Judge Goodnowr because of a demand
made by the defendants for a jury
trial. Peters asserted that the
peaches were shipped by him to the
defendants and that they disposed of

' them and refused to pay for them.

The case was continued until
March 17 on the plea of the'd'efen-

‘ dants that in’ the continuance of their

business it is necessary for them to
be out of town in the near future for
the purpose, of purchasing fruit.

UNCLE 8AM AT YOUR SERVICE
(Continued from Page One)
any form may be transported only in
the first zone.

Flour of all kinds'must ,be put up
in such form as to prevent package
breaking or. cracking or the flour be
scattered in mails. 7I

Candies, confections, yeaSt cakes,
soap in hard cakes, etc., must be in-
closed in boxes and wrapped to nge
vent injury to other mail matter, . t

A mailable package on which the

’postage is fully paid may be insured

for a sum not to exceed $50 at an, .
additional cost of 100 When insured, 7

the sender will be given a receipt.
and a receipt must be signed by the
person receiving the package. Be
cause of the insurance clause of the
parcels post law, packages cannot be
registered. , . .

 

Pink .or 'Whlte—Don’t Matter.

“I enjoy'the pink‘: sheet and'redd ' '
every word .of it. It matters -not

'just so “107117 '03 it contom m "
~facts. I wish you unbounded M
case in this great work. 1%
sheet is supplying a long fe'it
want "--Mr 4.413117111110111, GraImi
Ledge, Mich.“

 

 

 

 

to me whether it is pink or white, ;5


., amour Bdrm m '
. any of 'Jadkbon, the Waiver;
oldWater. the Omega or 13110115611,
if the Heels and Aetna of Detroit.

have filed a protest with the; state
rilroad‘ commission against. the inw

crease in rates which several roads

“hays announced to become effective '7’

;.'January 1. The companies complained
--‘.agai-nst are the Grand Trunk, Pare
U Marquette, L. S. & M. S, Michigan
pCentral, D., T &I, andD., '.T S. L
0 The cement companies claim the pro-
posse rates will practically put them
‘ '. cut of business. The commission has

suspended the rates for six Weeks and '

have granted the railroad and cement
.companies a hearing.

_ It looks as if the cement companies
: Were going to be Obliged to take a
~ dose of their own medicine. It is a
[well known fact that during the past_
‘tWO years the cement companies or
Michigan have had a “gentlEmen’s
agreement ” through which they have.
not only boosted the price of cement
but held it at the high figures with
very little trouble A few years ago
we had competition in this line, and
: cement was selling at from 25c to
.50c per barrel lesa than at the present
tine. No matter What company quotes
prices they are all the same, and even
the freight rate to shipping point is
so nicely figured that it is a very
hard matter to save money by buy-
‘ ing at the nearest factory. It is 1,
'be regretted that the railroad com
mission could not have authority to
investigate the cement companies
methods of doing business at the
same time they are looking after the

manipulations of the railroad com-
panies.

'PLOWING WITH-DYNAMITE.
Science Comes to the A11 of the
‘ Modern Trucker.

Southern truck growers are steadily
becoming convinced that deep plow-
ing is necessary to obtain the best
results. The sub- soil plow 'whith
has been freely used in many sections,
is being replaced by the new and
safe form of dynamite. The sub-
soiler at its best will not go deeper
than 14 inches from the surface At
this depth steam or gasoline power
is frequently necessary to pull the
plow. Again, the plow turns the sub-
. soil on top of the ground and unless
the farmer allows it to be exposed
to the elements for some time, this
fresh soil retards instead of inc1eas-
ing the fertility of the land.

Dynamite makers have overcome all
this, and at a cost of $10@12 per
acre any farmer now has the means
of doing better and more lasting
work. Dynamite makers have at 'wst
succeeded in making a slow acting
grade 0f dYHamite for farm purposes,
. which lessens the danger of handling
to a minimum. its use is growing
every day by leaps and bounds, since
every user becomes a booster.‘

The dynamite charges are placed.
at intervals of 16 wet in each direc-
tion. A hole is drilled to the depth
of three feet with an earth auger or a
special bar made for the purpose.
Into this hole a one quarter pound
package of ammonia, low freezing
grade dynamite is placed with a de-
tonating cap and fuse attached. There
are several grades of this dynamite
, used 'for various soils, and experience
has shown that this work does not
’ have to be done again for eignt years.
Experiments with lands treated with
dynamite show an increase in pro-
duction of 25@50 per cent
, Dynamite is especially adapted to
lands which have a hard pan, shale or
f cmy subsoil.; It is usually difficult

’ r impossihm. to hatch such subsoil

used.

 

, f at. is receiving
daily large consignments of dressed «:
park, and So far pricee have; been;

very satisfactory. FarmBrs should re-

: . o
, pany obliged

1" 1111-1 exprefs . , .
afmost as 11mph~
13ml 4

member in making shipments that “ ‘

eyery precaution should be taken at, ..
~ their end of the line to prevent tron .-
ble. A Visit among the commission . .

houses proves that the farmers are

very careless, and many of the .ship- '

ments are received in bad COndition

We would suggest that attention be:

given to details, 1111 the following

order.

First: Use special care in disass-
ing. If the carcass is neat and tidy,
it wil be a great aid to the fellow-
who must make the sale at the other .
end of the line. _

Second: Don’t ship any great dis;

'tance unless the weather is cold, and

be sure that a good, clean car is
Where yen can ship, by trolley .
line,~better"se*rvice is usually secured.
I—iowe'ver, if you will call the atten-
ticn cf the local freight agent to your
shipment, he will endeavor to see
that the same is properly cared for

Third:

considered yet in nine Cases out of
hen, the extra price received will
more than pay for the extra expense.

Fourith Do not ship to any dis-
tant market without first getting
prices; do not depend on yOUr da1l y
paper for quotations; many times
pork will drop off from 1c to 3c a "
pound in forty- eight hours.

We shall be very glad to furnish
information as to market conditions
and quote prices to any of our sub—
scribers~write or telegraph us for
information. “An ounce of preven-
tion is worth a pound of cure."

GRAND RAPIDS FRUIT COMPANY.

This is the title of a new organiza-
tion whose bursting bud is Seeking
the light. 11s start is hailed with de-
light, but where the scheme will end
is yet in doubt. Whether its aims
will conflict with those Of the Micni-
gan Horticultural Society is a ques-
tion, but properly managed both
should prove co- operatively beneficial
The meeting was called together by
J. H Skinnei in charge of farm dem-
onstration work, and first steps were
taken towards forming the Grand
Rapids Fruit 00., with $10,000 cap-
ital the object beingffirst, to raise
better fruit. and second, to market
same in a businesslike way. It will
be an incorporated body, with arti-
0. es broad enough to include the buy-
ing and selling of farm produce of
every kind, the purchase of spraying
material baskets etc., in a co opera-
tive manner. Shares are $10 each,
and a committee composed of J. A
Whitworth, Henry Smith, (1F Hale
J P Munson and Thomas Graham
will canvass the growers for sub-
scriptions to stock.

ONE OF. MICHI‘GAN’S BEST.

During the last week dairymen and
Holstein breeders throughout Michi-
gan have been anxiously watching the
herd of cows belonging to George H.
Gillispie, of Alaiedon township while
efforts were being made for 011941: the
number to win the state chitinpiom
ship, which 'it did. ‘A five-.yearold
pure-bredl Helstein-Friesian now made
the remarkable record of goducmg

f 33. 01 pounds ofbutter and?
. tmetment with ‘ 1
1116's '

While the expense of doing '
.up the carcass in sneeting is to be,

1,

augurate‘ a parcel

STOP DocKiNe Hoasss

, There is yet hope for the race When
good men and women come forward.

and demand mercy for the dumb

servants in’ the care of mankind This ..
is ably shoWn by the forward mow.
ment of the good people 01? Kalama-"

200 who Bee in the inhuman prac-

tice of torturing horses nothing! but 1:“
grace ——j. the.
"claimed object of: thesportSman in

disgrace instead

the amputation of poor horses tail;

and the humane society of this city.

has decided to take up the fight.

against the docking of horses and at.
a meeting recently held a campaign

'of education agaiEStjthe practice was
started. ' President Carl Kilenstuck,
who is also president of the state
humane society, is leading the m0ve-
ment 1

SUES AS. RESULT OEPOOR SEED

A case that is unique in the courts
of' Michigan, and one that
tracting’ the attention of farmers

"all over the State, is up 1'01" trial in ‘

the circuit court of Gratiot "county.

lHarry Tubbs is suing Henry Deaner

for breach of warranty on seed corn

. The plaintiff claims to have been de-

frauded in the purchase of the seed,
which, he alleges, the defendant war-
ranted to grow and for which a high
price was paid.
grow and Tubbs now seeks to hold the
defendant for. the value of the crop;

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: quarts more milk than the same feed without

' appetite, but enables them to digest and

18 is what one big dairyman says
about feeding molasses to dairy cows:
‘-‘We find that a quart of your molasses

mixed with tepid water and sprinkled
on hay or grain will provide about two

the molasses. "
Molasses not only gives the stock a keener

assimilate their food so that the" same amount

of feed produces a larger amount of flesh and

> blood. It means more milk, more beef, more
lambs. more mutton, more pork, more shouts.

1 Every bags 3. big hog, no runts.Y01ir beef
steers will weigh from ten to twenty per cent
higher and bring from ten to twenty per: cent
more in cash. ’Fine for horses—fed molasses“
he takes on solid weight. de‘velopés energy

.and grows a zlobsy coat. ‘

$5 40 for 30~gallon half barrel
$7.50 for 50- gallon barrel
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is at- .i

The seed failed to,

5 FER 1s

Tnal subscription 7__
This new back is going to

answer meet oi the every-

day questions that farmers 1
have been asking and finding
no answer to, for years! ‘
“Where find when to sell
for profit” ‘ is the question
that' 18 being. answered every

week in this little piper,

AND THE BIG Quas-
TION “HOW TO sat-B
FoR PRGFIT” 13 some

TD BE ANSWERED 3Y1,

THiS NEW BOOK

v It is Mr.,Sl'oc11ms earnest ‘

desire that every single copy
of the first edition of his new
book should go into a farm-
er ’8 hands, who. has“ by actual '

demonstration pr‘oven that f
he believes in the principles

of Business , Farming

' taught in his two publica-

tidns. .,

Thus, every copy of the
new book will go to a Bus-
iness Farmer Who has proved
his personal interest by in-
troducing this weekly into

ten farmecs’ hands Who have ..

perhaps never seen a copy
beforel' ‘

They in turn can secure a
copy by sending in ten of
their iriends names, and so
'it goes. '

REMEMBER *
WE
SCRIBERS 1: "you,
Trial Subscriber and:
sent in 10c or 260,111,;

 

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