THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1920 MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA or PAGE THREE attended the M. E. A. convention THE DIMINISHING FARMER fixed at eight and nine cents a bushel, a nation in all history. We can put recent instance in the county of POTATOES AS CURRENCY held at St. Paul, Nov. 4, 5, 6. forth our honest efforts and reap a eight cents where the unloading is Stearns, Minnesota, where farm "farm" for census purposes is all A Mrs. A. J. Quallee was "pleasantly done by elevator and nine cents where great reward. The farm of the nation bureau leaders, assisted by the county Potato are now used as the standard the land which is directly farmed by surprised on Monday afternoon when is setting a shining example let it is done by shovel. The recommen- agent, sold more than fifty carloads currency in certain remote agricultural one person, either by his own labor number of her friends came to help dations are based on questionnaires the rest of the country look at it, appreciate a of potatoes to farm bureau represen districts of Poland, since the alone or with the assistance of members her celebrate her 69th birthday. it and imitate it. And let sent thru county farm bureau associtions tatives from the states of Iowa and value of the potato fluctuates less of his household or hired employes. Mrs. Dale Smith and daughter of everybody remember that so long as to the farmers in the different Illinois. than that of paper money. In the district It is anything from a principality LeRoy spent Sunday at the Ole Hanson counties. the farm prospers the nation can prosper, around Grodno, for instance, the in the Texas panhandle, of home. THE FARMER AND PROSPERITY and that when the farm fails the Over 6,000,000 Voters Proclaim local help employed in warehousing which the owned need not know a GRAIN SEED INSPECTION J. H. Krebsbach left for St. Paul nation fails with it. Agriculture is the Stand In Reconstruction Program or in the activities of the field units mule from a tractor, to a homestead GAINS IN POPULARITY There is before us a prospect the Monday morning. basic activity of all mankind.—Calvin of Republican Party at is remunerated in a weekly wage of clinging dangerously to the rim of a most promising that ever lay before Coolidge. Mrs. Wehinger and little grandson 1 potatoes. Election wwffmnwnrmwwt The demand of Minnesota farmers canyon in the boisterous mountains of Alfred Steiger visited relatives at jPipUBIIilBllllBIIIII. for seed inspection and certification northern California. In 1900 there •»-|i LeRoy Saturday. question There would seem to be no has increased so rapidly in a year, were 5,737,372 "farms" in the United Mrs. J. A. Sjobakken has gone to but what the American people AUCTION says T. E. Odeland, secretary of the States, in 1910 6,361,502, in 1920 Garretson, S. D., where she will spend exercised their right and obligation Minnesota Crop Improvement Association, 6,449,998. Between 1900 and 1910 some time visiting relatives and of suffrage last Tuesday. And with that the inspection force has the total population increaised approximately friends. such energy and emphasis did they do been kept on the jump for months 21 per cent. Between it, it would seem equally unquestionable while trying to keep up. Seed certification 1910 and 1920 the rate of increase that they were perfectly serious work was started two years was, respectively, something less than *m in it. They saw their duty and they Farmers ago by the association. Only a few 16 per cent and 1.4 per cent. Poland China Hogs 37 did it,—as the case always has been inspections were made the first year, A sharp decrease in the actual farm •when the duty was a big one and the while the total increased to about 60 population and an increase in the size question of its accomplishment one of last year. This year about 175 of the average farm have taken place Forum utmost gravity. Seeinf clearly, they farmers applied for inspection of different during the past twenty, especially the acted the same way, and in like fashion will be sold on the farm 1 block west of the crops. Mr. Odeland says the past ten, years. But these changes they expect the Republican party, total number of bushels inspected this have not been uniform.—New York to which power is thus restored, to year will be more than three times the Herald. Great Western Depot In Lyle, Minnesota see and act. total inspected last year. Any farmer LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT It is all plain The American enough. RECOMMENDS WAGE living in Minnesota may apply.], B* people reached their decision. FOR CORN PICKING for inspection of any improved and Wednesday, November 17 Their votes at the polls last Tuesday recognized variety of grain seed. say unequivocally what that decision Farmers' Bulletin Just Issued The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation is. No Republican can misunderstand. Gives Facts on Heredity from its offices at University CO-OPERATION THAT CO-OPERATES The responsibility may be a and Stock Breeding Farm, recommends that in Southern Prize winning stock, choler aimmune, double large one—this responsibility of carrying Minnesota counties the wage for corn out the people's express orders Written in simple language for the picking be fixed at seven and eight Farm bureau federations from the I treated. —but it will have to be met assquarely person who raises farm animals, anew cents a bushel, seven cents being several states are working to bring farmers' as the people met theirs, and bulletin, just issued by the charged where the unloading is done producers and consumers together to successful Republican candidates United States Department of Agriculture, the by elevator and eight cents where the the advantage of each group. This and the Republican party organization tells the basic facts about unloading is done by shovel. In counties is an impelling motive of the organization. 15 SPRING GILTS 15 are not without resources to heredity and how livestock improvement farther north the federation officers As to how it can be worked may be brought about. Under recommend that the wage be meet it. out in a practical way, witness a 22 SPRING BOARS 22 By a net Republican plurality of the title "Essentials of Animal Breeding," .HiilBfgRiiigiSiniiUiiliSfilliiliUiiJHIimUilliUiilHIiUiLIZIiHB more than 6,000,000, the American this publication places before STOP! people proclaimed their new leadership farmers and stockmen information which heretofore has been available and determined upon the basis Representing the follwing Blood Lines: for future policies of government ,at chiefly in books, many of them being home and terms of intei*course with of technical character. Krover's Orange Wonder, the Guardsman. the world at large. Topics explained and illustrated by the new bulletin include: Beginnings What Voters Repudiated of life, evolution, Mendel's law, determinatioin Ots King, ani Big Bob Wonder. By this phenomenally overwhelming of sex, inbreeding, cross vote, American sovereignity— LOOK! LISTEN! breeding, out-crossing, pure breeding, which is the people themselves—repudiated pedigrees, grading up, and maternal all things Democratic and impressions. Certain popular but incorrect O. R. Mycklekord, owner pi-oelaimed faith in all things basically ideas about heredity are discussed. Republican. fa I AM IN TOWN Robertson & Murphy, Auctioneers They repudiated: Several series of pictures show how *1 Wilsonism. good blood "breeds on" and likewise •i Internationalism. how inferior parents stamp undesirable *1 R. A. Anderson, Clerk One I-dealism. and am going to show you and give characteristics on following generations. Bolshevism. The discussions deal with Cox. you a chance to participate in one of Sale Starts at 1:30 all the principal classes of domestic Free Lunch at Noon tl tm White House At-onement. animals, and a summary of basic principles Slush fund slush. the greatest events this community has concludes the bulletin which Organized slander. IIBIillBIIIIBIIIBIIi !IB l!!IBil!!BlBiI contains pages. Copies may be obtained Jill 40 Autocratized Democracy. ever known, one that will be remembered. free of charge by application Democratized autocracy. DISPERSION to the Division of Publications, United And a great many other things States Department of Agriculture, too numerous to mention. Washington, D. C. Opportunity knocks once at every What They Proclaimed For experienced breeders and for others who desire more detailed information They proclaimed: man's door. than that contained in the farmers' Return to the Constitution. bulletin, the Department of Agriculture Restoration of a representative I AM KNOCKING SALE is preparing another bulletin form of government. entitled "Principals of Live-Stock Nationalism. "A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT." Breeding," which goes more deeply Americanism. into the subject. This literature, prepared "America first!"—not over all, but in connection with the "Better NUF SED under none. Sires—Better Stock" campaign, Intercourse with the world independent adds to the completeness of the series of foreign entanglements. of Government publications pertaining WATCH! WAIT! Republican policies of national administration to livestock raising. In fact, the SHORTHORN CATTLE AND as outlined by the Republican department is now prepared to furnish platform and as expounded interested persons literature on by the Republican candidates in their practically all problems of livestock campaign. POLAND CHINA HOGS production and improvement. Harding. Coolidge. I I W W ii W I I I I I ailHIIIIHIIHIil Republican Senate control. Republican control of the House. BINNIE-DELL STOCK FARM On account of the death of the junior member of the firm, and to settle the estate, the celebrated Beaverhead herd of Shorthorn Cattle and Poland China Hogs will be sold at public sale at the Beaverhead Stock Farm 1 mile south and 3 miles yest of Mclntire, 1% miles north and mile east of David, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., on ADAMS Midway between LeRoy, Minn, and Chester, Iowa on O-D-T Auto Trail THUR. NOV. 18 Offers At Mrs M. Schaefer has returned from Owatonna where she went to PUBLIC SALE attend the funeral of Mrs. Larkvski Sr. Peter Bissen died at the home of 44 HEAD CATTLE his daughter, Mrs. M. Schneider Sunday morning after a long illness. AT THE FARM Funeral services were conducted at Friday, November 19th at 1:30 O'clock Johnsburg. Interment at St. John's Consisting of 38 head of Scotch Cows and Heifers, 14 Cows with calves at foot, cemetery. and 6 Bulls. The herd is headed by Village Heir 557833 and contains the following DUHOJ JERSEY BOARS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins and 30 loster, Urys and Queen of Beauties. noted families of Shorthorns: Duchc^s of son, Tillman spent Sunday at the A. 20 Torgerson home. Head of Gilts 20 Leonard Boe left Sunday morning 50 POLAND CHINA HOGS for Fredrick, Wis., where he will look after land interests. Of the leading, and popular blood lines, representing such sires as Col. Rajah, Miss Ruth Thykeson spent several Giant Wonder I Am, Giant Defender, King Pathfinder, and Giant Wonder days of last week visiting friends at Path. Last, but not least, Great Wonder I Am. These Boars are all well Comprising 10 aged sows, balance spring pigs. Herd headed by Timm's Kind Albert Lea. grown, April and May piers weighing from 175 to 275 each. 359525, whose sire is Fesy's Timm 256027, and dam Joe's Kind 557170. Timm's Albert Lunde spent Sunday with Kind is one of the greatest sires of Fesy's Timm to be sold at auction this fall. a massive 850 lb. hog of the right type, and I Aged Boar—GIANT DEFENDER, home folks. The hogs will be sold in the forenoon commencing at 10 o'clock. quality, with good feet, and back. He is the sire of the older pigs. All of Mrs. C. Hull of Waterloo, Iowa, the above stock eligible to record. visited at the K. E. Gordon home the 12 to 18 month old, sired by 8 ABERDEEN ANGUS BULLS, Kloman the Champion past week. 23 of the This is the established 1882. Sire Breed. "Pioneer Herd of Iowa" James Uglum of Bowbells, N. SHROPSHIRE EWES D., We bred the that has won and Great Bull Plowman More First, Grand Champion, spent several days of last week visiting than any bull of the breed, and sold at Public Auction last year, for the his mother. Record Price, $40,000.00. Am selling half brothers to Him. The teachers of the public school from one to three years old. 10 Shrop Rams McNulty John Teet of Perfect Hearing. There are rays of light which the ALL STOCK GUARANTEED BREEDERS. eye cannot see, and there are sound waves which the human ear cannot J* TERMS: 6 Months at 8 per cent. catch. Ask yourself you can hear If the cry of a bat Any person who, at LOU MATERN, Auctioneer, Wesley, Iowa. Surviving Partner Merrill Bowers, Clerk the age of forty, fs able fo hear the thin squeak of the bat, has reason to A. C. BINNIE & SON congratulate himself on being possessed of exceptionally good hearing. it* R. D. WILLIAMS, Clerk W. G. GIBSON and W. J. DORSEY, Aucts. The squeak is too high—it has too many -3ss vibrations per second to be heard by .*cy ear that is not very delicate. I is^ II I I