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MARKETING ALFALFA PRESENTS
SEVERAL DIFFICULT PROBLEMS
A Healthy Looking Pork
CPrcpured by the United Stntra Depart
Burnt of AKrlculttire.)
Tlw irrigated mens tif the notitli-tv-Mtum
United Stntos can produce u
high mnrkot grade of ntfnlfn liny, lint
thoru arc ncvcral difficult problems
tluit must lie Halved In order prolltn
l)ly to nmrket the liny, my specialists
of the bureau of markets and crop es
timates, United States Department of
Agriculture.
Method of Dating.
The first step which has n direct
bearing upon the mnrketing of nlful
fn Is haling. The rainfall In the South
west Is exceedingly light during the
hay-making season, hud for this ron
ton much of the hay Is baled out of
the windrow or cock.
When liny Ib bule1 from the wind
row In sulllclently green state to save
nil the leaves, It cannot he pressed
tlgbtly because of the danger of
heating, and shippers therefore fre
quently experience considerable diffi
culty In loading cars with the mini
mum weight for which they pay
charges. Hay which bus been stacked
nd allowed to dry can be baled more
compact, but In baling stack hay many
of the leaves shntter because of the
Hryness. According to. the application
by many Inspectors of tbo present
grade rules, this bay Is of n lower
grade tbnn when tbo leaves cling to
the stems, notwithstanding the fuct
thut tbo leaves may be contained In
the bnlc.
Source of Trouble.
Blenched bay, together with weeds,
causes considerable trouble In mar
keting alfalfa. It Is well known tbnt
alfalfa hay bleaches quickly when ex
posed to bright sunlight, but there Is
n wide difference of opinion as to Just
the amount of nutrient that U lost
In bleaching.
Commercial grade rules, however,
fire based In part upon this factor,
l'roducera and shippers In these sec
tions contend Umt too much weight Is
given the color factor In the present
commercial grades for alfalfa and not
sufficient weight to Its feeding value.
From Investigations recently made
y the bureau of markets and crop
estimates, It appears that wbeu the
present grading rules are rigidly and
technfcnlly applied, as Is frequently
the earn? on declining markets, It Is
Impossible under the most Ideal condi
tions to produce "choice" grudc alfal
fa'. The presence of n weed, a blade of
grass or of a bleached stem will pre
vent a bale from grading "choice," and
It Is practically Impossible to obtain
bay which Is entirely clear of any of
thepp things. Considerable bay Is
bought and sold on this grade, bow
ever, but tbo use of It, and bometlmes
FIX FARM INCOME BY
VOLUME OF BUSINESS
Must Be Margin Above Annual
Maintenance Charge.
Size of Business Ib Most Important
Factor to Bo Considered In Select-
Ing a Place Three Things
to Remember.
(Prepared by th United Btntos Depart
ment of Agriculture,)
It requires a farm business of at
least fnlr size to provide an Income
that will merely cover maintenance
charges and these charges are
relatively higher for small farms
than for large ones, say special
ists of the United States Department
of Agriculture. A farm may be of
such size ns to furnlbh most living
needs of. the farmer, such as vege
tables and fruits, ns well as enough In
come fo pay the taxes and running
expenses, but unless theru Is n mar
4?ln nbove thlsr-nnnunl maintenance
charge no progress can bo made to
vnrd accumulating a surplus.
This point Is often overlooked, nnd
thousands of men fall to understand
why they do not get ahead faster,
when, as n matter of fact, the
.size of their business Is such
tbnt there Ib only n slight pns
blblllty of any margin being loft- after
obtaining a bare living and paying
absolutely necessnry running ex
penses. Often the Income Is Insuffi
cient even to do this, and the farmer
and bis family bavo to go without
some of tho comforts of life.
Thus It Is that the size of the tunn
business Is ono of tho most Impor
tant, If not the most Important, factor
to be considered In selecting a farm.
In determining, the vnlue of a farm
in tills regard it is essential, special
ists say, to mnko sure of three things;
Tbnt yoij lmvo an opportunity; that
Is, make sure that the desired volumo
Family In an Alfalfa FUld.
nlso of the grade No. 1 causes the ship,
per a heavy Iors.
The specialists believe that commer
cial grades for any kind of hay should
be made so tbnt the physical limita
tions In production and preparation
will be properly recognized, nnd that
such grades should be uniformly ap
plied, and not Influenced whatever by
the state of tho" market.
Causes of Wide Margins.
Most shippers In the irrigated sec
tions seem willing to handle hay nt a
gross profit qf $1 per ton If the chance
of losses on nccount of rejections
could lio eliminated. The rejections
are almost nlways based upon the
clnlm that the hay is not up to grade,
but occur nlmost entirely upon a de
clining market. With only the monger
protection ngnlnst this practice nnd
resultant loss, furnished by Inspection
services maintained by the trade or
ganizations of the various mnrkcts,
liu Is compelled to raise his mnrglu of
gross profit to $'.2 or $3 per ton.
When the producer notes the wide
difference between the price which he
hns received for bis hay and the price
quoted at the adjacent market, he
feels that the shipper or dealer Is (ak
Ing ndvnntngc of him and Is making
too large a profit. The producer's de
sire to share In this supposedly large
profit Is ono of the principal causes
of tbo co-opcrutlve wave that is now
agitating southwestern alfalfa grow
ers. When this desire is stimulated by
an entbuslnstlc, prospective manager
It seems to be not n very difficult mat
ter to form an organization of pro
ducers to ship and market hay.
Co-operative Marketing Association.
Co-operative market associations
can no doubt market their own hay as
advnntngcously as the Individual ship
per, provided their manager is as well
tralusd and possesses equal experience
and business ability, but they are sure
to meet the same marketing difficul
ties, and will have Just as many rejec
tions and lo s which must be de
ducted from the proceeds of their
sales.
Many of the Irrigated sections of
the Sou Ui west do not ship moro than
from 2,000 to .1,000 cars of hay each
year aud this business Is In some In
stances divided between two or three
shippers, who also conduct other busi
nesses In connection, thus greatly re
ducing overhead expenses. Co-operative
shipping associations are being or
ganized In several of these projects.
Tho cure for the present marketing
difficulties In the alfalfa sections of
the Southwest would seem to be nlong
the line of better standards and their
Impartial applications, say the market
ing specialists.
of business Is nt least potentially,
present, ns evidenced by tillable land
or by mnrkcts for Intensive crops on
small nreas.
That tbo volume of business can b6
achieved by economical methods.
That the volume of business that
can be conducted on the farm Is such
that It will yield an Income large
enough to provide n comfortable mar
gin, after paying the absolutely nec
essary expenses of operation nnd pro
viding tin adequate living for the
farmer and his family, for saving or
future demands.
DAIRY COWS LIKE VARIETY
Few Speckled Apples, Beets, Carrots
and Other Worthless Foodstuffs
Are Delicacies.
A dnlry cow appreciates variety In
her ration almost as much as does a
liiimnn being. Hay, grain and silage
are good nml certainly should consti
tute the main part of the ration, But
a few speckled apples, beets, carrots,
small potatoes, and other worthless
foodstuffs till are delicacies to the
cow. Tho dairyman who thinks of
his cows In this wuynot only keeps
them in flourishing condition, but Is
repaid Immediately by un Increase in
milk yield.
STAR BOARDERS NOT WANTED
If Milk Flow Is to Be Kept Up Cow
Must Be Persistent Other
wise Discard Her.
The cow that milks heavily for n
short time or for four or five or six
months and then drops off, perhaps
entirely drying up, is never to bo seri
ously considered when annual records
tiro being computed. Naturally If
one Is to keep up tho milk flow ho
must have a cow persistent In her
makeup. If sho proves otherwise, it
Is probable that Bho belongs to the
class of star boarders that bnvo no
plnco on any dairy farm where busi
ness methods are practiced.
IMPROVED UNIFORM NTERNATIONAl
Sunda) School
Lesson T
(By ItKV. l II. lMTZWATKU, l D.,
Teacher of KukIIfIi lllhlo In Uio Mood
lllblc lusUtutc of ChlraKO.)
(, 1W1, Western Ncwupapcr Union.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 18
ABSTINENCE FOR SAKE OF OTH
ERS (TEMPERANCE LESSON).
I.t:SSON TIJXT-I Cor. 10:23-33; 3:lfi, IT.
UOI.UICN TliXT-Whether tlieiefore ye
eat, ot drink, or whatsoever e do, do all
lo the Blory of (lod. 1 Cor. 10:31.
IlHHClir.Nl'i: MATHUIAIr-Ilom. 12:1;
14:l3-:i; 16 1, 2, I for. 0:3-20: i:19-:7.
ritlMAHY TOPIC-A Clean, Strong
Body.
JUXJOIl TOlMC-flow to Win th Hnce.
INTKH.MKDIATi: AND SKNIOU TOPIC
PtesentltiK One's Body u UvIiik Sacri
fice YOUNO IT.OPM: AND ADt'l.T TOPIC
Tho Tiue Mctmltif; of Teinpeinnco,
The occasion of this teaching was
tin uncertainty ns to the right atti
tude toward "things sacrificed unto
Idols." This problem was most vital
while the t'lirlMluns were In the midst
of the heathen, and with some modi
fications no lcfc-s vital still. In min
gling with society ninny perplexing
questions arise, such as amusements,
way of spending Sunday, enjoyment
of luxuries owning stock In certain
corporations, etc. Our lesson contains
piluclples adequate for our guidance
in all thc-c problems.
It was customary to divide the mi
Imul offered In sacrifice Into three
parts. One part was consumed on
the altar, another part was given to
the priest, ami the third part was
kept by the party bringing the offer
ing. The priest's part was frequently
sold In the markets. The part which
the offeror kept was sometimes eaten
at home and sometimes In the court
of tho temple. The Christian who
bought meal In the market- was liable
to get meat which had been dedicated
to the idol go'd. Then, too, ono would
be Invited to eat socially at the table
of someone who bad kept his portion
of ills offering nnd now set It before
his guests. Some with adequate
knowledge had no scruples about It;
others with less knowledge thought It
sinful. The one who has knowledge
should bear with the weak one, and at
the same time should seek to tench bis
brother the truth so us to set hltn free
from bondiigu of superstition. The
glory of God should control In nil
things.
I. "All Things Are Lawful for Me"
(v. 2:i).
This declaration is limited, of
course by things which nrc right In
themselves. It Is not true that n
Christian Is free to do those things
which are wrong. The Christian can
only Indulge in "lawful things" as
they are expedient and unto edifica
tion. As Individual Christians we
have liberty to do many things which
because of their Influence on our fol
low Christians we should abstain
from.
Even with one's self flint which Is not
edlfylng'should be ruled out.
II. "Let No Man Seek His Own"
(v. 21).
The Christian Is under the control
of love. The controlling principle of
love Is unselfishness. The one domi
nated by love considers the other's In
terests rather than bis own.
III. "Eat the Food Set Before You"
(vv. 'Jo-HO).
It Is not Incumbent upon- us to be
on the hunt for occasions of the con
science either of ourselves or others.
Exercise your freedom In the enjoy
ment oT all right tilings which the
Lord places before you, but as soon
as It Is brought to your attention that
certain things arc to the disadvan
tage of others, you should der.lst; that
Is, oMM'clsso self-control. .
IV. "Do All to the Glory of God"
(v. :ii).
Tliis Is the grand nnd supremo rule
of life for the Christian. The Chris
tian Is not at liberty to do that upon
which he could not ask the blessing of
God. In our eating, employ
ments and pleasures, we should have
ns our traiibeoudcut nlm God's glory.
How could one usl; God's blessing up
on the Intoxicating cup, dancing, gam
bling, theatergoing, Suniluy desecra
tion, luxurious cxtrnvugnnco, etc?
V. "Give No Occasion for Anyone to
Stumble" ( 512).
We should so llvo that no one can
ever say that wo have been the occa
sion of their downfall.
VI. Follow the Example of Jesuc
Christ (11:1).
Christ through love gnvo up all for
tbo sake of others. He did not please
himself. Everyone, therefore, who Is
a Christian should Imltutu lllm.
VII. The Christian's Body Is the
Temple of the Holy Ghost (3:10, 17).
Tills great truth Is true of the
Church us u body, but that which Is
true of tliu body Is true of the Indi
vidual composing tho body; so tho
point In this Scripture Is the serious
consequence of defiling the body.
To Do Our Best.
God hides some Ideal In every hu
man soul. At some time lu our life
we feel a trembling, fearful longing
to do home good thing, Life finds Its
noblest spring of excellence In this
hidden Impulse to do our best, -Robert
Collycr.
Patches.
No man seweth a ploco of new
cloth on an old garment; else the new
piece that fllleth It up taketh away
from tho old, and tho rent if made
WOie.--Mnrli 52 Sl!l.
Evolution of a Name.
"I thought your wife's niuno was
Elizabeth?"
"So it is."
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"SI
Short for rcgusn."
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What lias that got to do with it?"
"Why, 1'egasa is feminine for Pega
sus." "Well?"
"Well, Pegasus Is an Immortal
steed."
"What of that?"
"Slil Not so loud. She's In tbo
next room. You blo. un lmmortnl
steed Is an everlasting nag, and tbero
you are I"
You can dodgo responsibilities; but
can you nlso dodgo tbo result of your
dodging?
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CAR DRIVING HARD ON FEET
Use of Accelerator Causes "Short
Circuit" of Pedal Nerves or "Motor
Foot," It la Said.
When enr owners return from their
summer vncntlons ninny of them re
turn limping. A new summer epi
demic Is nt lurgo lu tho ranks of vncu
tlnnlRts. The new nllmcnt hns been given tho
populnr ntimo of "motor foot." lu the
language of surgical chiropody It Is In
dexed nnd classified under the name
of "metatarsal displacement."
Continuous motoring Is the cause
of the ailment. It Is a right foot
trouble, caused by the continuous strain
occasioned by long motor trips when
the driver keeps his foot lu the strained
position required by tho ubo of the enr
accelerator.
This position causes n displacement
of the metatarsal bones which In turn
causes them, In motor language, to
"bhort" fho nerves of that part of tho
foot. This In turn Is the answer for
the pain that accompanies tho dis
tinction of possessing "motor foot."
"Motor foot" not only makes walk
ing painful, but practically eliminates
golf, tennis or any of tho other popular
forms of active recreation.
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The Folly of Cheating Nature
Many people get tho
idea that they can keep
their nerves on edge and
their digestion upset year
after year, nnd "get away
with it." They sleep only
half as much as they
should and never get
properly and thoroughly
rested.
If you tiro out easily,
if you are getting pale and
nnemic, if your food
doesn't digest as it should,
would it not bo well to
Btop and consider whether
coffee or tea is having its
effect on you?
Tho caffeine and thein
found in coffee and tea
ore drugs, as any doctor
can tell you. Is it any
wonderthatthesteadyuso
of these drugs sometimes
causes strious damage?
If you really want to
be fair with yourself, and
Postum for Health
"There's a Reason"
KEEPING
Minr dliiiM mr ti dnerrbtA a
catarrh, atomach and bowol diorclr aro juitafew of Iha very common illadua to
catarrh.
Fight Itl Fight catarrh with a rem!r of aamirod merit, a remady which his
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Children
Special Care of Baby.
That Baby should have a bed of its own all urc agreed. Tet it
is more reasonable for an infant to sleep with grown-ups than to use
a man's medicine in an attempt to regulate the delicate organism of
that same infant. Either practice is to be shunned. Neither would
be tolerated by specialists in children's diseases.
Your Physician will,tell you that Baby's medicine must bo
prepared with even greater care than Baby's food.
A Baby's stomach when in good health is too often disarranged
by improper food. Could you for a moment, then, think of giving
to your ailing child anything but a medicine especially prepared
for Infants and Children ? Don't be deceived.
Mako a mental note of this: It is important, Mothers, that
you should remember that to function well, the digestive organs of
your Baby must receive special care. No Baby is so abnormal that
the desired results may be had from the use of medicines primarily
prepared for grown-ups.
MOTHERS SHOULD READ THE BOOKLET THAT IS'AHOUND EVERY BOTTLE Of fLETCHER'S CA3T0RIA
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THE CINTAUR COMPANV. NEW YORK CITY.
Better Retire.
"I'm discouraged aud tired of life,"
declnred the head of the family.
"Why bo despondent?" asked ills
friend.
"Statistics."
"Statistics? What's that got to do
with it?"
"Yes; they say tbnt five hours of
work n day is enough to supply emvh
member of the community with a liv
ing, provided tho work bo equally
shared by all.
"Well, I'm tho only ono In five In
my family that labors. So, If statis
tics aro true, to support the crowd I've
got to woilc twenty-five hours a day."
.Such a Jollier!
"How high up did you go with that
young uvIatorV"
"Ho said wo were In heaven." re
plied the maiden, with a blush, "but I
didn't believe It."
Just ink.
"Tho squid spurts out u cloud of
Ink." "Many novels aro written on
the same plan."
Make your environment lest your
environment unmake you.
Act, or ynujl react.
give yourself the oppor
tunity you deserve in
order to do your best
work, make up your mind
to quit coffee and tea for
awhile and drink delici
ous, appetizing Postum
instead.
Postum permits
sound, refreshing sleep
which builds strength,
energy and endurance.
Order Postum from
your Grocer today. Drink
this hot, refreshing bever
age in place of tea or coffee
for 10 days and see what
a wonderful difference it
will mako in tho way you
feel.
Poatum cornea In two
forms: Instant Postum (in tins)
rondo instantly in tho cup by
tho addition of boiling Water.
Postum Cereal (in packages of
larger bulk, for thoso who pre
for to mako tho drink wldle tho
meal is being propared) madov
by boiling for 20 minutes.
WELL MEANS
A CONSTANT FIGHT
AGAINST CATARRH
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"This town Is noted for Its beautiful
women."
"Aw, g'wanl I'm tho Ico man!"
If you use Hod Cross Ball Blue !n
your laundry, you will not bo troubled
by those tiny rust spots, often cnusod
by Inferior bluing. Try It nnd see.
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Lasadl Prosperity
offers to home seekers opportunities that can
not be secured elsewhere The thotmr.dj of
farmers from the United States who have
accepted Canada a generous offer to settle on
FKEIi homesteads or buy farm land fn her
provinces have bssn well repaid by bountiful
cropj. There is still available on easy tcnan
Fortito Land at Si5 to 330 an Aero
lund similar to that which thrmich many
years hot yielded from 20 to -15 bushtlo
ot whent to the ncre oats, barley and
flax nlo in great abundance, while rnlnlnu
horses, cattle, nliccp and hofin is equally
Btofitable. Hundreds cf farmers in Western
anada have raised crops In a tingle season
worth more than the whole cost of their land.
With such success comes prosperity, inde
pendence, Rood homcsnnd all tho comforts snd
conveniences which make life woitli living.
Farm Gnrdono, Poultry, Dairying
are sources of income second only to grain
iirowmg ana siock raising. Attractive
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