quality his herds!and ftodks by the Their of DEBATES BT WIRELESS done last fall and winter will mean it, plus the jailer's profit, and plus better-sires route. Purebred sires ..greatly improved transportation facilities any other profit taking there may tu ..y^*: %iSM**J-' permit the raising grades, crossbreds, hereafter rT&V be in the marketing of this article. In of or purebreds—whichever— is 6. .^Adequate facilities for handling other words,, the farmer sells in the .£*, •preferred—depending on the kind of surplus farm products produced in cheapest market and buys in the dearest ,f* rf "Wc« & «,-* market. The females used." /the county are being created. Five price he pays and the According to reports from more prices he receives is something over years ago practically no cream was which he has no control. than 500 live-stock owners who have sold from farms in the county except used purebred sires for several years, in the vicinity of Northome. Creameries The shovel maker can adjust his the greater returns derived greatly are now operating at Norths output to the probable demand. There exceed the initial outlay and the benefits are comparatively few persons engaged ome, Loman and Spooner to handle in this- manufacture, and these accumulate with each generation cream produced in the county, and of animals raised. few can control the output in such a creamery will likely be run "at International a way that there will, not be an overproduction* Falls this year. Truck 4S3 PIG SURVEY TO BE MADE MAY 1. The time required for service for hauling cream has been the making and marketing of shovels established where rail shipments are is comparatively short and the Agricultural and Post Office Departments not possible. A potato warehouse at manufacturer can keep a~~fclose tab on Littlefork facilitates the shipment of Devise Quick Method of Estimating the demand for his product. surplus potatoes grown in that vicinity. Pig Population. The farmer can not forsee the probable Last fall is the first time that demand for potatoes at the time Washington. D. C, March 29.—A any considerable quantity oFpotatoes they will be ready for market. However, special report that will indicate the were shipped out from the county. It Congressman Vincent Brennan of he seeks to make the soil produce probable pig population of the leading has now been demonstrated that it Ohio proposes a powerful radio' a maximum crop, although he swine States thiy spring and next pays to grow potatoes in this county broadcasting station be installed at must take a, chance with conditions fall will be made by fche United States for sale on' the outside markets. A Washington so that people all over that will go to make up the market Department of Agricuture cooperating the country can listen to debates on special market- is being created for important legislative ^measures. price of potatoes. There are hundreds the United States Post Office with certified seed potatoes grown in this of thousands of farmers and an Department early in May, it was announced county. The first carload of certified understanding among them in regard todayv Over 24,000 rural mail en policies were written making a seed grqwn here has just been to fupply and demand, as in the ca.se carriers connected with 9,500 post of- combined risk of $8,650.00. This busfices sold. The importance of clover seed of shovel manufacturers, is a physical in fourteen representative States iness came from various pjfrts of the as a source of c&sh income has been impossibility. Everr farmer will collect the necessary data about count}- and was an indication that the recognized generally in this county stands alone in the matter of marketing only during the past three years. A May 1. people in the county knew that they the product of his farm and The plan is to seeure reports on had a mutual insurance company that central cleaning plant has been already is at the mercy both of the normal simple card questionnaires from not: would carry their risks. been established at Frontier so operations of supply and demand and less than twelve farms on each^rural During the month of October t\froute that only a good grade of seed need the uncertain values established by in the various states. This in- J.teen policies were written, with a be offered for sale on the market. speculative price manipulation. formation will be collected by rural I combined risk of $32,900.00. 7. The number of automobiles The farm organizations thruout the mail carriers in- the regular course of During the month of November owned by farmers has greatly increased country have realized this handicap delivering mail and returned to the only eleven policies were written, during 1921 (pack-sa£k$ are and have sought legislation that Postmaster for forwarding to the De- and during December thirty-seven scarcer) and many rural telephone would place the potato raiser on an partment of Agriculture at Washing- policies were written and this brought Child irrnocence and child beauty are admired everywhere, be it in home or movie. These fouc little beauties have left their home equal footing withthe shovel maker. just to lines have been built. These two ton for tabulation. A card can' be our business up to $82,650.00 for the pose before the camera for French movie They, have fans. been The first step in this direction was filled out in less than two minutes, close of the year, after $4,100 had agencies enable the farmers to spend declared the four most beautiful children in Europe and the highest taken by the enactment of the socalled The states to be covered are Ohio, fceen canceled and our membrship reIndiana, salaried. Upper left, is Claudie Albert, contest a great deal more -time at their farm who wofi a $25,000 as "Volstead-Capper bill" in February Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska.! duced by three. the most beautiful child. Upper right, Lina LeLong lower left La work that was formerly used in making Petite Louise and lower right, Bebe Lilienne. of this year. By the terms of Kansas. Missouri, Michigan, Wiscon- At this time we have a little better necessary trips with a team, oxen this law farmers may organize ^Cooperative sin, Minnesota^ South Dakota, Geor- than $130.00 of business in force with or on foot. Farm operations can now Marketing Associations for gia, Alabama and Mississippi. Spe* a membership of 95. be speeded up. cial effort will be made to have the the purpose of marketing farm, orchard, "HATCH EARLY" SLOGA! E. J. W. KOHLHASE, UNDER AMENDMENT 8. Credit is much more readily obtained returns truly representative of the! and ranch products. Whatever Secretary. for farm improvements by territory from which they are taken. associations are formed under this act From these Sample" returns, ratios, cuuncu they must be operated for the mutual those who can use it to advantage percentages, and State totals can be benefit of all the members. No, member both from the local banks and the Although "Hatch Early" is a goo.d had been built through the county, worked out and applied to the total is allowed more than one vote flNNOUNCDlTOS Federal Land Bank. An amendment slogan, in a general way it fails to and 444 farms had been established. number of all farms in these States. no matter how ^reat his interest 4n On January first, 1920 the county to the state constitution is to be submitted giv$ much definite advice as to procedure The information on each card will the association may be, and dividends and practice, declares A. C. was credited with 944 farms. Furthermore to the voters this -fall that on stock or membership must not be confidential, and only percentages BETHLEHEM CHURCH there were only 5,000 acres Smith, head of the poultry division at would enable the state to loan its exceed 8% per annum. and totals will be published. The A. Wallace MacNeill, Minister University Farm. The time to hatch, of cleared land in farms in 1910 while money to settlers for land clearing Associations of this order are exempt card will indicate the total acreage in Sunday morning, 10:30: Preaching he says, depends upon several conditions there were 22,000 in 1920, This is an on long time at a low rate of interest. from the operations of the each farm and the total acreage of service in charge of Elder J. W. increase of«over 100% in the number in articles that strongly advocate crop land including hay land. The It may be possible also to make use Sherman Anti-Trust law. The Secretary Clark of Knox church. Ft. Frances. the practice. of farms in the ten year period and of Agriculture is authorized to numbers of sows which have farrowed of the Besette Land Clearing Law Sunday school, 11:45. Supt. E. an increase of over 400% in the The object in view, the breed or or are due to farrow between January pass upon the charters of such companies in the near future. Bergsman. Lesson: "Asa Relies on size pf the fowls, kept, the climate, cleared acreage. and if he decides that they and June will be shown, 1 ,30, 1922, 9. Business men of the county God." What of1 the future? Will Koochiching the feed and care, all are factors that as well as the number of sows on are proper this bars prosecution under Young people's meeting and Evening have formed commercial organizations must be taken into consideration, because County advance, stand still, the Anti-Trust act. farm last year which farrowed between service at 7:00. Leader: Mrs. E. it takes longer to rear large or retrogress during the next decade7 which are actively engaged in the same dates in Similar The credit for this legislation goes 1921. Bergsman. Topic: "Better Bible than fowls. good large Leghorn It must be either the former or the encouraging movements for the rapi# small A to a non-political group of Senators ^information will be given with regard Reading." pullet will mature in ftve months latter. From a financial standpoint development of the county's agricul-j and Representatives in Congress, the to sows farrowing between July Thursday evening, 7 :30 Midweek it cannot stand «still because its timber tural possibilities. if feed she wants and she has all the so-called "Agricultural Bloc," who recognize December The average 1 and 31. service at the home of Mr. and Mrs. range* condtions. pullet of resources are being rapidly de- 10. The farmers have a countywide average A litter for to date of the return, that some plan of consolidating 1922 C. L. Crandall. Subject: "The Secret the American or English breeds will pleted and unless this wealth is reneed organization to look after their buying and selling must be given1 the average litter for the first and of Personal and National Safety." placed in some other form, the condition business interests which reaches 33 about a month longer. Count the farmer and that unless this is last six months of will be and 1921 (April 6). of the county will grow worse. communities in the county. Through back then, the number of months done the farmer can not continue shown. Come to Bethlehem church. A cordial If the county is to advance and improve this organization the farmers are from the middle of October and you The questionnaire is so simply arranged producing. welcome awaits you. its condition, it must be because learning the principles of successful have the time to hatch the chick that the giving of all this information of its agricultural development cooperation which is a very fruitful when raised under favorable circumstances, INTEREST IN PUREBRED SIRES requires the notation of ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH during the next few years. means of solving many of their problems. Mr. Smith says. DOUBLED DURING PAST YEAR only nine figures and the pme and H. A. Mayer, Pastor. It would be difficult to estimate to The good spirit of cooperation The much touted early hatching address of the farmer. The survey Morning service at 10:30. what extent the county will be developed which has been developed in the various does not raise the chick. Chicks must Judging from records of the United and estimate will be made at remarkably Sunday school at 11:30. by 193Q but it is very probable communities in the county is a be fed well to- grow well. A. little States' Department of Agriculture, small cost. Evening Lenten service at 8:00. that the number of farms, the cleared good foundation for prosperity to grass, a few bugs, a stingy allowance which conducts the "Better SiresBetter An accurate estimate of the probable Y. P. S. meets on Thursday evening. with a superabundant acreage, and the income from farms be built on. of grain even Stock" campaign, interest in pig population for the year will Don't miss this meeting. supply of water and fresh air will! will increase much more rapidly durnot 11. New settlers are likely to be purebred sires is more than double be of great value to hog raisers. This Choir rehearsal on Friday. pullet of the middle weight the present decade than during attracted to the 1,350,000 acres Of make a 'nS that of a year ago. During January information considered in connection Quarterly meeting of the congregation or light weight breeds by 1, evven the past decade for the following cheap but higly productive land still Nov. and February the Bureau of Animal with the estimated consumptive demand reasons: on Sunday at 2:30. though the former is hatched in not in farms in the county, because: Industry issued 512 emblems of recognition will enable growers to plan Come to the English Lutheran April and the latter in May as they 1. Most of the land now in farms (1) road improvements just finished to persons who signed declarations their operations and marketing so that should be. as well as a large part of that offered make it possible for prospective settlers church—the little church with the* big stating that they would, use supply at all times will be in the message. "Hatch early, feed liberaly and for sale to prospective settlers to visit the county by auto for purebred sires exclusively in all proper relation to the demand, which house comfortably" would be a slogan has been cut over for* a number of inspection of the land and selection classes of live stock kept. The number in turn will tend to stabilize prices METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH that woud more completely fill years so that the stumps have hatf of a suitable location (2) the productiveness of persons granted emblems during throughout the year and prevent wide E. Ireland. Pastor the bill. Mr. Smith believes. a chance to decay. The land can now of the soil has, been fully the same time last year was 239. price ranges. Both the producer and Sunday school at 10:00. WHAT OF THE FUTURE? be cleared with much less labor and demonstrated. Koochiching County's Continuation of interest is shown consumer will be benefiited by such Morning worship, 11:00. Subject: One of the first four pioneers to ^expense. While clearing in grteen exhibit of agricultural«products was by the unusually large number of enrollments a condition. "The Sound of a Grand AMEN." settle on Rainy River 35 years ago, timber on a large scale with means a close seconl among the county early in March, more than Evening service, 8:00. Subject: when asked recently how long he had at hand has been prohibitive, IT NOW booths at the state fair in 1921. It is 150 having occured the first week. REPORT OF FIRE INSURANCE "Going to Church Around the World." thought it would be at the time he PAYS TO CLEAR LAND. stated by potato specialists that Koochiching Henceforth all these owners will The Northern Farmers Mutual This is an illustrated lecture of 79 settled until the country would reach 2. The high cost of explosive for County's Certified Seed Potatoes breed their cows, mares, sows, ewes, Fire Insurance Company was organized lantern slides, showing people attending its* present stage of development, replied land clearing which restricted its use have no superior, the Minnesota and hens to purebred sires only and in April 1921 and received its church in many different lands. that he had estimated it would has been overcome by establishing Crop Improvement Association will use breeding methods leading to license from the state to wrtte fire Educational and helppdfl Do not miss take five or aj the most ten ye^ars. the practice of pooling orders and recognizes Koochiching County as a further live-stock improvement. insurance on the first day of August, it. Doubtless it was this same optimism "buying in carloads thereby lessening source of the best clover seed grown "There is increasing evidence," declares 1921. The first policy, however, was Bible study Wednesday, 8:00. which led all the other pioneers fo the cost 25*50%. Less than a carload in Minnesota, government crop reports Dr. J. R. Mohler, Chief of the not written until the 21st of August. The Ladie's Aid meets next Thursday take up land in this county and endure of explosive was used in the entire credit Koochiching County with Bureau of Animal Industry, "that This policy was one for $400 covering instead of Friday with Mrs. Paul the hardships which are inevitable county in 1919. In 1920 when orders the largest yield per acre of potatoes raising scrub live, stock is an unnecessary the farm property of Christ Sorenson Kinports, 928 Third street. in the development of a new were pooled, three carloads were used in Minnesota for 1921, Prof. F. J. waste of tfme and feed. Any in the township of Wildwood. You are cordially invited to attend country. Those who homestead*! in and in 1921 four carloads. In each Alway, Chief of the Soils Division of live-stock owner can improve the During the month of September sev^ our church. this country merely as a means of of these years the cleared acreage the University -of Minnesota has referred getting some cheap land from Uncle was increased by 10% or an amount to the mineral soil in this county Sam have proved up and gone elsewhere during the' two years equal to onefifth as being the best undeveloped WHAT DO YOU —and another to live. However, those who of the total amount cleared in HOME land in the state (3) the splendid redsktct bit the MEAN YOUNG MAN the county. took up land in this county with the system of consolidated schools will be dust. The-—-* READING SUCH TRASHYGIVE intention of making their home here The income from sale of timber SWEET 3. a strong factor in inducing settlement ME THAT turned their back squarely on- any products is growing so small that settlers here. thought of discouragement and faced must produce food crops and More cleared land well farmed and HOME the unavoidable difficulties bending livestock for. sale as a source of income'. more settlers well located are the all their efforts to work out ways and prime factors in .Koochiching County's means of overcoming thenfi. Confident Clearing has advanced to the 4. prosperity during the next few of their ultimate success, they point where improved farm machinery years. have always looked ahead to a better can be used prpfitably on the M. M. ABBOTT, day, solvng onejjroblem after another farms. There sis jiow an average County Agent. AOtocASlp* as it arose. Those who have seen cleared acreage per farm of about the country grow from the beginning 25 acres. The use of machinery COOPERATIVE MARKETING have proven the wisdom of greatly lessens the cost of production their course—-they ha,ve made good of farm crops and increases the earning Congressional Legislation to Aid ^-THERE'S PLENTY OF in spite of handicaps and a?fe justly power of man labor. the Farmer in ^Marketing His Product SORE POP\ GOOD BOOKS IN THE proud of their achievement. \5- Trunk roads suitable for motor at a Better' Price and UBRARY-WHV DON D\D*BABE ROttt" While Koochiching County is still traffic have justt been established and YOU READ THE STORY Less Cost to the Consumer. WRITE IT county and township roads are being OF •THE one of the most undeveloped counties in the state,' it has made very extended and improved so that most The price a consumer of potatoes rapid progress considering, the fact of the farmers are able to get their pays is made up of the original price that it was covered with a very heavy crops to* marketing points in gqod paid the farmer, plus freight, plus natural growth of timber, had neither condition and without unusual difficulty.^ commissions, and plus whatever of 4 Truck service for hauling wagon road nor .railroad, and speculative price fixing goes into the had scarcely any settlers at all twenty freight between points without railway transaction. When a farmer buys a years ago. By 1910 Koochiching service is now impossibleT Thi* shovel he pays the cost of manufacture, .County had been separated from was not true until 1921 and then only plus ihe makers profit) plus, the Itasca County, two ~lines of railroad to a limited extent^-The graveling transportation, plus the jobber's pro- iw? 'Mjj. fern