J* "j?' ~z-Tf £*3? „.* v-* MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921 PAGE SEVEP E For growing spinach in the home Spinach grows quickly and requires SPINAGH IS GOOD CROP "SEMI-WEEKLY very little cultivation, except garden a bed about five feet in width TO GROW FOR EARLY SPRING MARKETGRAM and twenty-five or thirty feet in to loosen the soil a trifle between the IN CATTLE E U. S. Bureau of Markets Well-grown spinach is one of the length should be spaded and a quantity rows and keep weeds Ifrom getting a FOR AIL PRODUCTS OF U.S. AGRICULTURE -f- best early spring and late fall greens of well-rotted manure worked into start. If the plants are too thick— GRAIN: Prices declined tiw that can be raised in the garden. the top th^ee inches of soil. Three that is, crowd each other—they can first part of week due to Jarge country offerings, lack of demand, reports Spinach is adapted for growing in pounds of commercial fertilizer be thinned out and those removed exporters reselling and British laborsituation. practically-every locality, requires a be scattered over the surface in thinning cooked for greens. The should 'also Prices of Best Fat Steers Show But on the 14th settlement rich soil, stands cold as well or better plants left will then have' room to & worked into the and well Soil. RESTORATION OF FORMER Severe Slump—Host Prices British strike and development dairymen, the cattlemen in the range than does lettuce, but does not do Six to eight ounces of will be grow larger. Spinach is very desirable good export demand started an upturn seed IMPORT DUTIES JFa.il to Respond to Decreased country, the producersyof fruit, all that continued until the 18tffc~ well during the hot part of the summer. sufficient for this space. Sow in little as an early spring green, as it INSUFFICIENT Receipts—Sheep Market Is are bping compelled to take prices below Freezing temperatures and blizzard United -States Department of contains plenty of iron and other drills or furrows running lengthwise Strong. r-v. in winter wheat belt also' factors in— the cost of production. Prices Agriculture garden specialists suggest mineral matter. It should always be of the bed, the rows to be FORECASTS OF POLICY fluencing advance. Later on tiie jsjj are depressed not alone because of inactive by DON J. SLATER one or two plantings in the early used while young a/id tender. about six or seven inches apart. The 18th. buying gave out and with Winnipeg 3 business conditions at home but spring, just as soon as the danger market weak in prospect TUESDAY'S OPENING seed should be covered one-half inch because of the importations of competing South St. Paul, Minn., April emergency tariff bill all grains de-r of severe frost is past, and a planting deep and the soil slightly firmed over Advertising is the art of making Sevea 19, 1921—Csfttle 1700. Steers clined sharply before the close. foreign products. Conscious 01* Unconscious Lay* late in the summer for fall use. Thruout it. Watering may be necessary if others think as you think about your weak to 25c lower. Butcher she hundred sixty-five thousand bushels It is this situation which must be ing of Foundation For New the south spinach can be planted weather should be extremely dry product. stock fully steady. Calves 2100. Canadian wheat received Dulutlr the considered when we take up the matter National Policy Mostly 25c higher. Tops to since navigation 'opened 300,000 in October and remain in the open following the planting of the spinach of the tariff, whether it be the packers $6.75. Hogs 9000. bushels due to arrive on 18th. Export The News is the buyers' guide. ground all winter. seed. During the next six months we demand slow. Visible supply emergency tariff or the permanent Market steady. Range $6.50 to wheat 17,431,000 bushels, showing $8.75, bulk $7.75 to $8.75. Top shall either consciously or unconsciously tariff. This Nation can not afford to pigs $9.50. Sheep 100. Market decrease 446,000 for week. Exports lay the foundation for a national permit the breaking down of its own strong. continue to seek corn. Visible supply policy. What we do during agriculture, even if for a time we can "Hoppers" Due For Big Battle This Year corn 31,064,000 bushels, showxngr Prices for live cattle reflect the this period is very likely to determine, decrease 1,652,000 for week. Inr bay fooJ and other farm products narrow demand existing at the present Chicago cash market number 2 red in a large way, whether we shall time for the dressed product, and cheaper fi'om some one else. Just winter wheat $1.30^4, number 2 harii any increase in receipts quickly rel»sults make of ourselves a "self-sustaining, now we have a great surplus because .'"H $1.37%, number 3 mixed corn 54%, in lower prices. Beef steers of independent, self-reliant Nation agriculturally, of large crops and reduced consumption number 3 yellow 55%, number 3 a good grade, which are the best coming the pests. Help was given them in A industrially, and politically," Three western states and three fifty basis appeared to give equally as white oats 36%. For the week Chicago both at home and abroad, but at present, have been on hand in May wheat down 4% at $1.24%. obtaining supplies of poison mixtures as President Harding expressed western provinces have formed an alliance good results as the straight bran mixture. liberal numbers yesterday and today this condition will not continue. Before May corn 1% at 56%. Minneapolis and have declined 25 to 50c, and "t in one of his speeches, or "whether and evidently an organization was to war on crop thieves. Articles Three formulas were discussed the war consumption w*is rapidly May wheat down 6c at $1.18, Kansas practical packer top for these is [Ve shall continue to exploit our agricultural perfected, along semi-mili|ary lines. of offense and defense were signed and recommended the choice overtaking production. Qur population City May 3% at $1.15%, Winnipeg $8.00. Packer buyers gave that price r" resources for the benefit of recently at Regina, Sask., When Farmers within the infested districts for use in any particular section May 12% at $1.50%. is growing. We cannot under in Monday'? late trade for 26 head FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:— ur industrial and commercial life." were given(the alternative of co-operating depending upon the character and extent any circumstances afford to permit the Northwest International Committee of branded white faces, averaging Northern sacked Round White potatoes around 1100 pounds. Price range esent troubles are generally aggra.ted with the leaders or of having of the infestation. Either of the the' present discouraging conditions on Crop Pests was organized by up five cents per 100 pounds of beef steers is $6.25 to $8.00, with by unprecedented conditions the work done for them and the mixtures will make sufficient bait for to continue and result in greatly decreased entomologists representing the United shipping points, closing 80 to 85e_ the bulk selling from $6.50 to $7.50. •th at home and abroad. Nations expense charged back to them in the ten to fifteen acres. production, because that decreased States and Canadian governments, Chicago carlot market advanced 5 to Seasonally scarce offerings of butchec 15c at 90c to $1.10. New YoticRound ich used to buy most of our surpaying form of taxes. The total supplies Formula No. 1 calls for 100 pounds production may mean ex- the states of Minnesota, North Da- she stock have sold at fully steady Whites down 15c New York. us in goods which did prices. A few scattering sales of furnished to municipalities for the of bran, four to five pounds of crude orbitantly high prices within a few kota and Montana and the provinces City at $1.10 to $1.25 bulk, Florida good and choice butcher cows and seriously interfere with bur own years. of Manitoba, Alberta and SaskatcheFreight season of 1920 amounted to' 2,720 white arsenic, four pounds of salt, J* No. 1 Spalding Rose in double head heifers are being made from $6.75 to 1 Uprises, are in bad condition finally. wan. Norman Criddle, (fominion en- tons of bran, 225 tons of sawdust, eight quarts of cheap molasses, three barrels held at $7.75 to $8 Chicago, Rates Burden Farm Products $7.50, with common and medium but lost 50 to 75c per bbl. Near They owe huge sums of We have not considered, as we tomologist, was chosen chairman of 112,636 gallons of molasses, 2.805 fluid7 ounces of banana oil, with sufficient grades from $4.50 to $6.50. Most York, closing $7.50 to $7.75. Texas ney to us and to their own peo- of the thin young cows on the canner cases of lemons, 166 tons of arsenic must, the heavy additional burden im- the committee,, other members of water to molten. sacked Bliss Triumphs up 50c per and cutter order are selling to They need all the money they posed upon producers by thfe increas- which are. A. G. Ruggles, state entoed and 34 tons of paris green, the total Formula No. 2: One hundred rih- 100 pounds Kansas City at $6:50 to $7 country buyers for feding purposesat raise to rebuild their own indus?s. cost -being $337,820. Altogether pounds of bran, six pounds of salt, 5- freight rates and the large increase mologist for Minnesota, Stewart Lockin New potato shipments totalled nearfy present, prices range from $2.00 They are making desperate 50 cars during week ending April 16 7,200 tons of bait were spread in four to five pounds of crude,.white, __ ___ other marketing charges. These wood, representing the United States to $4.25. A few of the worst old "*4 movement old stock fell off about 30ft orts to grow their ow,n food? conuently 1920 and crops were saved, according arsenic and twelve gallons of water, shells are going to packers as low as increased rates are a differential imposed Department and the state of North cars to 2,422. they are buying as little as Formula No. 3: One hundred JJ P.rices of veal calves upon our own producers1 and to to estimates, pn 1,400,000 acres, or Dakota, and R. A. Cooley, state ento- », advanced 25c in todays trade, best 1 ^sible from us and are trying to Interesting store news will be the benefit of our foreign competit- mologist for Montana.orsN about a tenth of the total acreage of going pounds of bran, four pounds of crude lights to packers at $6.75, and found on every page of The News is 1 us as much as possible. They the province. Take corn, for example, The I The Regina conference was called white arsenic, six pounds of salt, two a few selected vealers to city butchgallons this issue. Shop here first. .nt to send us goods to meet their Manitoba also put $pto use advanced of crude molasses and ten to!ers $7.00 to $7.50. Good and freight rate on corn from Omaha to by Mr. Criddle to consider and corChicago vments of interest and principal is now 5.32 cents greater relate plans to fight the grasshopper methods of combating the 'hoppers. twelve gallons of water IS* Jf.oV oToSy1,«e!2teI to pay for what they now buy. than it was in 1913, an increase of pest in various districts (Jf the three The government bought supplies Unless we have a wet June, cor- ]0ts being quotable as high as $7.75. BLACK DIAMOND 1 .iey must follow this policy their 86 per cent and from Chicago to states and three provinces. For the and established mixing stations responding to June of last year," says Similar grades of stock steers are sellState DEHORNING PENCIL Ovation depends upon it. They will Entomologist Ruggles, "certain I in* mainly from $6.00 to $6.50, with New York the freight rate is almost three last summers grasshoppers have where the farmers, could get the poison mpete with our industries both in 23 cents per bushel. The Argentina been prevalent in the Red River valcorn bait without cost. Montana depended sections of Minnesota, particularly I^ qo quotable as hiffh as For Sale by Burnett-Thompson Ca. n- own markets and in other markets grower can lay his corn down on ley section of Minnesota and along upon community organization the Red River Valley will experience a weak feeling prevails in the hogj E rery pencil will dehorn 50 calves which can use the sort of goods our eastern coast for about a third of the border of North Dakota and Montana. and North Dakota upon appropriations 'hopper outbreaks this year. Myriads market, as might be expected. The from 10 days to 10 months old ,Jhey produce. of eggs were laid by the insects last market today was largely steady after the shipping cost imposed upon our The greatest losses in the aggregate by county commissioners. No for $1.00 Must Consider Nation as Whole hot\*a own western corn grower. It is true were sustained in North Dakota definite organization was worked fall and if the weather in June is day, the range being $6.50 to $8.75, j- Our own manufacturers see the a forfeit of $5.00 on any calf it that imports have not been large, but and the Canadian provinces. In out in Minnesota, the matter of control and dry the 'hopper crop will be por- he bulk $7.75 to $8.75. The an( anger to them in this situation. They fails to dehorn every cargo of Argentine corn which Saskatchewan the gross loss to .the being left to the communities tentious. County agents and farm-1 sheep market was quotable normally •e competition becoming more and higher, best fed wooled lambs being reaches our coast is used to depress farmers was placed at more than concerned with the county agent generally ers should keep a close check on conditions. Call and get one. quotable from $9.50 to $10.00 with nore severe. Naturally and property prices of our corn out of all proportion $1,700,000. in 1919 and about $1,35a,000 leading off. If the grasshoppers appear Phone Main 100 the same kind of clipped stock at they are laying plans to meet it in to the amount shipped in. in 1920. The entomologists meeting at Regina to the extent of a dozen to the square $9.00 to $9.25, or slightly above. very way they can. They want a I The increased freight and other The best and most inteinsive organizations agreed that poison bait must be foot of ground, the pest has reached ariff which will give them protection marketing charges on wheat are practically for nfeeting the situation relied upon as the principal weapon the dangerous stage and must have xgainst cheap foreign goods. They the same as® on corn, and are have been developed in Canada. Early sening costs. The Montana entomologist immediate attention.. MR. FARMER vant to cheapen their own cost of even more important on wheat be-,'in 1920 the Saskatchewan, legislature reported that good results "Farmers should not plant in stubble Production in every way possible, and cause of the larger amount exported. passed a law making it the duty of had been obtained by the substitution wherever th% grasshoppers were herefore are anxious to ketp down The freight rate on cotton from municipalities to lead in the fight on of banana oil for lemons or oranges thick last fall. All such fields should he price of food products and raw Memphis, Tenn., to New York is 192 to be used in the campaign. Much as a lure for the 'hoppers, the be plowed to a depth of at least five laterials. Further than that, our per cent greater than in 1913. time was given to the consideration substitute being much cheaper than inches. A great deal of work can be Manufacturers will be wanting to ex5nd Freight rates on live stock from of the composition of such baits with the fruit. It was also reported that done now to keep this insect under their foreign markets as far as the producing sections to the consuming the idea of simplifying them and les- sawdust used with bran on a fifty- control." jossible, especially during this period centers of the East are veryj of financial stress at home. If nearly double what they were before $3,000.00 Raised for form organization of co-operative milk bey can send shiploads of their the war. Tornado Sufferers marketing companies and methods of ianufactured goods to the great The same burden has been imposed In Nobles County increasing consumption of dairy products. jod-producing countries to the south on potatoes, rice, tobacco, fruits, and ACTIVE IN MINN. There is every indication that us and bring back these ships loadwith all other farm products which move St. Paul, April 21.—Nearly $3,000 the dairy conference will profve one of food products produced on to the industrial centers. s'- has been raised by County Agent H. the most far reaching in effect of all leap land and with the cheapest of Practically all agricultural products 6. Zavoral and the Nobles county the co-operative marketing meetings ^or, that would seem to them to be should at once be given adequate farm bureau for the relief of farmers held of late. }od business. But if we look at the Old Stallion Sales Company protection against foreign competition. A- who suffered in the tornado which Do You Want To iterests of the nation as a whole, Scheme in New Clothes There is some talk of reestablishing struck the county March 26, according Interesting store news will be nd, indeed, if we take the long view Worked in Some Parts of the old import duties on to reports received by the Minnesota found on every page of The News in Save Money on a the future welfare of our great inustrial this issue. Shop here first. farm products. In many cases those State Farm Bureau federation. TKe and manufacturing regions, duties, if added, would not equal the farm bureau .found scores of men to Complaints have come to the offices ach a policy will be very bad, indeed, ANKENY ROYAL extra cost of marketing. To any help clear away wreckage, aud its AR N E SS and of the Stallion Registration /hat we might gain thru temporary rates which may be levied now should emergency lelief fund went to buy Board at University Farm, St. Paul nlargement of our foreign markets be added an amount equal to the extra food and ^clothing and to help those 17074 that the old stallion sales company manufactured goods will be lost, COLLARS freight charges in getting products whose losses were heaviest to go on scheme, dressed up in new clothes, nd much more with it, thru the les»ned to the consuming centers. with their farming operations, John is being worked in various parts of buying power of our own The sooner we get down to studying M. Gemmill, township organizer, reported the state. roducing population. IF YOU DO, CALL AND LET US SHOW YOU this whole national situation, the Shire Stallion, weight 1900, is a to state headquarters. By the new plan the salesman, instead Take the case of the farmer at the good horse, sound in every way, better it is going to be for all of us. WHAT W£ HAVE TO OFFER. of selling shares in the horse, esent time. Last year he produced and a sure breeder. It is even more important to the industrial Dairy Conference in May. gets, fifty or more farmers to agree SERVICE FEE $10.00 large crops of all grinds at the highest sections that our agriculture A national dairy marketing conference to breed one or two mares (at $20) for Standing Colt. cost ever known. The facing away of be put on a thoroly sound foundation will be held at Chicago on May for three successive years. When the the foreign outlet for his surplus, together Will stand at City View Farm than it is to the farmers themselves. 3, devoted chieffy to the co-operative paper is signed it turns up to be a with other causes, has resulted HILDRETH & MEACHAM distribution of milk and milk products. straight promissory note for the entire in a decrease in the price of the farmers' mile north and mile west of Farmers Advised to Pool Wool in 1921 The two most important subjects Austin. amount of service fees, with interest products until many of them are To pool or not to pool? This is on the program will be the uni­ at 7 per cent. Thus the farmers are now selling for less than half the a question which must be answered actually paying in advance- for colts actual cost of production. In the soon by wool-growers of Minnesota yet to be produced. 1 When enough 1 face of this situation foreign products regarding their clip for 1921. Some are coming in. In times past notes have been secured the stallion -GET-READY Good Tractor ...<p></p>Lubrication farmers may be reluctant to pool again ... we would be inclined to say that our is practically given away to someone when they have not received payment great surplus and low prices are in in the neighborhood who is to assume essential for their 1920 clip, but W. A. themselves sufficient protection the so-called contracts by breeding £5 McKerrow of University Farm, state For GOOD ROADS ahl SPRING WORK against foreign competition. We can the mares. By this method a large leader of livestock extension, and IS not say that now, because we seem to sum in negotiable paper is secured r-J W. L. Cavert, farm management demonstrator, be one of the very few nations of the for a stallion that might otherwise be ESSENTIALLY believe that when the pooled arth which has money and credit and bought at a moderate figure. wool is sold the farmer will receive buy. Take the case of wool, "If any man or association desires Let us put your car/ truck, or tractor in^first class materially move than he could lich furnishes the most easily unrstood to buy a stallion," says J. F. Keuhn condition 'T have received thru the old time plan For Gear* (if Enclosed:) illustration. We now have of the Registration Board, "the way For Enginea of selling his fleeces to a small dealr NOW Pyramid Transmission Oil Af red up enough wool to last us a to do is to raise the money in advance Pyramid Tractor Oil if er. The University Farm men say Pyramid Transmission Special Tractor Oil and save annoying and expensive delays ar and a half or possibly two years, then send a good horseman to and Grease. that "the idea of marketing wool in Universal Tractor, Oil prices of wool are far below cost select the animal for them. In this For Open G^an and for Fpr Cups and Wheel Bear, ALL WORK DONE BY EXPERIENCED MEN large lots thru an organization that Gravity Feed Lubrication. production. Notwithstanding this, way they will get" their money's worth ings: can offer the product to the big buyers AND GUARANTEED.: %v Pyramid Harvester Oil. ge quantities of foreign wool still and at the same time bring in a horse Pyramid Cup Grease. in graded lots is absolutely sound." being Brought in and added to our which will be a credit to the community." We do oxy-acetylene welding, Machine work, They advise county agents to make jplus, simply because we ha\e the vulcanizing, radiator repairing, have facilities for every effort to get wool-growers to Buy Now—vour supply Pyramid Oil and be prepared for an noney to jay. Some of it is passing early Spring. Write for prices and information as to our plan— testing and repairing all makes of starters, generators continue *the pooling system. The News is the buyers' guide. •hru to foreign countries, stopping we save you mony. and magnetos. Also carry full line of iere just long enough to have our brushes and bearings. Charge and Repair all iredit applied to it. As a result the Daily Trips Country—Phone Bridge makes of batteries. the 37. FARMERS and GARDENERS heep industry of the United States facing ruin, and its intimate conlection We invite you to visit our mpdern shops. with the banking and other have a car of fertilizer from the American Chemical We fsiJt Gasoline and nterprises of the great range counry Use Pyramid Company. This is one of the best chemical fertilizers on University of Southern Mini mtfans trouble all along the line, & Auto Oils the marekt—and the prices are right. v- Ifer Use Pyramid^ tuard Agaipst Agricultural Breakdown PANY And Gtease Kerosene ar'r BURNETT ft THOMPSON But this is simply illustrative of When in trouble call Garage Phone Main 206-L iat is happening to producers genially. Minnesota. Austin Electric and Battery Shop, Main 702-F The cptton growers, the rice CITY FEED STORE. Erdman's Garage The Motor Inn. fxjggmrs, the tobacco growers, the T» Phone Main 100. AUSTIN, MINN. grain and live-stock farmers, the i-. I