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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
HOGS and CATTLE LOW
Too Many Rangers and No
Outside Demand For
Hogs
HOG MARKET CLOSED TEN OFF
Packers Have Things All Their Own
Way and Can Combine in Bearing
Down Prices Good Demand For
Sheep and Plenty of Them Offered
For Sale.

Chicago. Oct. 11.-Once more the
country is shipping in far too many
cattle and while strictly prime con-
signments are scarce and sell as high
Ginning Today's run consisted large
ly of western rangers and common to
pretty good farm fed cattle that do not
grade we'll are selling slowly at de-
clines of 10000 cents for the week.
Mondays sales were largely at $4.50@
6.1O but showing not so good today as
there was decidedly less choice beeves
offered.
The proportion of good to choice
steers included in arrivals is small, in
dicating that supplies of such grades
are growing short in the country and
buyers take offerings of a top class
quite readily.
The good fall pastures in many sec
lions are evidently causing owners to
hold heavy offerings Of COW stock Off
the market at this time, and this plan
of moderate marketing is commended
by sellers, who, when heavy runs are
landed here find great difficulty in dis
posing of offerings, these grades COM
ing in close competition with range
cattle arrivals
Hogs.
A few early sales were made close to
yesterdays best prices, but the market
was very weak later, sales mainly at 10
cents lower. The packers find very lit
tie outside competition and are able to
force a decline.
Sheep.
Supplies are nearly keeping pace
with last weeks, there being a fairly
active general demand at firm prices
Feeding lambs are showing a little
poorer condition of flesh as usual as
the season advances and that has
something to do with the reduction in
the general scale of prices, as it APP
pears on paper as compared with high
time two weeks ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
"HUMBUG," SAYS WILSON.
Secretary Of Agriculture Here and
Says There is Plenty of Corn.

/! Secretary of Agriculture Here and
Says There is Plenty of Corn.
Chicago, Oct. II. James Wilson,
secretary Of agriculture, was at the
yards yesterday.
There is plenty of corn in the
country" he said. Il never saw such
a crop in Nebraska. South Dakota is
.! also in good shape. Iowa has some
poor corn, but it will all be good for
feed"
What about the Hill and Jones'
prophecy that the corn crop would
be light?''
"Humbug! Pure humbug! 1t is a
good CROP"
What about the feeding outlook ?"
Feeders have been frightened by
the talk of SO cent corn, but there will
be no SO cent corn this year. AS soon
as this is realized feed lots will be
filled"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Catarrh and Hay Fever.

Liquid Cream Balm is becoming
quite as popular in many localities as
Ely's Cream Balm solid. 1t is prepared
for use in atomizers, and is highly
priced by those who have been accus-
toned to call upon physicians for such
treatment. Many physicians are using
and prescribing it. All the medicinal
properties of the celebrated Cream
Balm are contained in the Liquid form,
which is rs cts. including spraying
tube. All druggists, or by mail. Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren street, New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11

Berlin, Oct. 11.-An advance of the
imperial bank rate of discount to 3
per cent, and of the lending rate to 6,
today was followed by a similar adj
vance by the Saxon Bavarion and 9TH
er note issuing banks and was directly
the result of an unfavorable money
situation and a shrinkage in the i'm
perial gold stocks. 1t is expected that
gold will be attracted from other coun-
tries
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Chicago Livestock.

chicago, oct. IL.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; steady to weak; good to prime
steers, 5.25@6.60; poor to medium, 800
I@5.00; stockers and feeders, 200 q
400; cows, 2.25@4.5O; heifers, 1000
500; Gamers, 1.25@2.25; b''lls, 1.75@
Ais; calves, 3.00@3.75; Texas fed
steers, 4.50@5.50; western steers, $3.50
4.50.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
10000; steady to 5 lower; butchers,
5.40@6.10; good to choice heavy, $500
6.1O; rough heavy, 5.25@5.75; light.
5.45@5.95; bulk sales, 5.S0@6.O0.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; steady; good to choice weth-
ers, 3.50@4.15; fair to choice mixed
3.00@3.50; western sheep, 3.00@4.25;
native lambs, 3.5O@6.O0; western lambs
4.S0@5.40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Broke Into His House.

S. LeQuinn Of Cavendish, VT, was
robbed Of his customary health by in
vasion Of chronic constipation. When
DR.. Kings New Life Pills broke into
his house his trouble was arrested and
now he's entirely cured. They're guar
anteed to cure, CSC at Mcdonald 6. Ma
hood Co.'S drug store. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
A Dozen Times a Night.

Mr.. Owen Dunn, of Benton Ferry,
w. Va, writes: 81 have had kidney
and bladder trouble for years, and it
became so bad that l was obliged to
get up at least dozen times a night.
1 never received any permanent bene-
fit from any medicine until tried Fol-
ey's Kidney Cure. After using two
bottles. I am cured" For sale by B. A.
Morgan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Toledo 43; Belle PLANE o.
, es-Republican

Special to Times Repub1lcan.
Toledo Oct. 11.-Toledo high school
foot ball team went to Belle PLANE
Saturday, October 8, and engaged the
team of that place on the gridiron. The
game ended Toledo, 43; Belle PLANE,
0. Toledo is much stronger than last
year and is improving steadily. They
expect to hold some of the larger high
schools to small score. They have
several open dates and would like to
fill them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
st. Louis Livestock.

st. Louis, Oct. II.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
5000, steady; steers. 3.25@6.25; stock
ers and feeders. 2.5o@4.00; cows ano
heifers, 2.5o@4.35.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
9, 500; lower; pigs light, 4.5o@5.6o
packers, 5.7O@5.95; butchers, best
heavy, 5.S0@6.00.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
1000 steady; 3.4e@4.25; lambs, 4.5O@
$40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Wabash Board Reelected.

Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 11.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders and bond
holders of the Wabash railway, the old
board of directors was reelected with
out change.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas Guy, OCe' IL
Cattle-Estimated receipts for TO-DAY
o., 900; steady to 1Oc lower; natlve
steers, 4O0@61O; southern, 2.5O@3.'o.
western, 30O@450; native cows ana
heifers, 150@45O; stockers and feed
ers. 2.25@4.25.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
10000, 5@1oc lower; heavy, $500 DIV,
packers, 5.5O@5.65; pigs light, 5.So@
$50.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
1000; strong 3.25@3.so; lambs, 4.oo@
515
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11

an increase of 100000 bushels year
ago. Minneapolis had 70 cars, Duluth
1911 cars. Receipts here 215 cars with
ia estimated for tomorrow. Cash
sales here were 10000.
Provisions.
Were weak early with heavy liquida-
lions of outside holdings of pork and
caused general easness in other
products. Market recovered some
later on heavy buying of lard by
Cudahy interests. Local hog market
10c lower.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
CHICAGO Grain,

Chicago, Oct. II.
Wheat No. 2 red, 1.13k @1.15h:
No. red, 1.10@1.13; No. hard, LOS
OLE; No. 8 hard, 96@1.O7; December
opened. 1.os@1.0s1s; highest. 1.09A !;
lowest, LOTS; closing, LOO; May, L.
O9as @1.091a.
corn-No. 2, 51@51A; No. white,
52@53; No. 8, 5O7a; No. white, 81 a
SPY; No. 2 yellow, 531s @54; No. yell
low, 53@5S1a; December opened, 47A q
4S; highest, 49,; lowest, 471s; closing.
4S1s@4SA; May, ASH @457s.
oats-No. 2, 29@297a; No. 8, 2s1k q
20; No. white, s1@31k; No. 3 white
3o@S014; December opened, 297s a
291a; highest, 29k; lowest, 2SA q
2S7s; closing, 291s May, 311a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11

Range of Prices.
The following quotations were fur
nished by E. H. Prince; office No. 10
Woodbury. building:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
New York Exchano

New York Exchange.
Chicago, Oct. 11.-New York ex
change 80 discount.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
New York Stocks.

New York Stocks.
The following range of prices are
furnished by A. j. Clark, broker, over
the private wire of the Donovan Com
mission Co. office over S West Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
New York Produce

New York PRODUCE.
New York, Oct. IL.
Wheat-December 1.12A @1.12B.
Corn-December 553s.
Chickens-12k @131a; fowls, 1870
1871; turkeys, 1906.
Butter-Unchanged.
Eggs-Firm; finest, 22@23; best 81
@22.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Representative Cattle Sales.
A few of the cattle sales were made
all
CHICAGO Horse Market.

Good drafters sold up around 1925
and expressers close to 5000. Orders
are liberal this week and dealers are
nredicting a good clearance for the
week Local demand for drafters is
good and buying of chunks for single
work for eastern markets was noted.
several feeder buyers are on hand, but
auction offerings were not of the right
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
The Money Market.

New York Oct 1-Money-Steady;
2@2A prime mercantile AZ @5; sterl-
ing firnner 4.S5.4O@4.S5.45, demand, A..
S3.15 @4.S3.20 sixty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11

Peoria Grain.
Peoria, Oct. II.
corn-No. 521A.
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool Oct II.
Wheat-December, rs sgd; March
rs 6Md.
Corn-spot. As sd; December, 4s
47sd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
FROM PUBLISHER 70 usER.
El!II!|!!I!!||! NE! .;!;;|||'lll[IS
1orris Printing Co.. Eldora. lewn
RAILWAY TIME TABLES
Inx,n GNo~4~n1 Dni1xxynr
Iowa Central Railway

Time Table at Marshalitown, Iowa,
Corrected to August 20, 1904.
THE "SHoRT LINE"
TO st. Paul, Minneapolis, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Peoria and all
Points Beyond.
Trains Arrive and Leave as Follows:
Arrive North Bound Leave
s:5S a. M. St. Paul Mail daily $3.50 a. m
12:55a. m. St Paul Elk. daily 1859 a. m
4:55 p. m. Mason City MI lex SUM- $3.50 y. m
Local Freight lex SUM- 6:45 u. NJ
South Sound
5:s5p p. m. St. Louis X. c. Mail(daily) sos pm
s:55 am. St. Louis Peoria Ex. daily 300 a. m
s:45 a. IN. Peoria Mail lex. Sunday. 9:15 a, M
Local Freight lex. Sunday 500 a. m
Story City Brancn
$500 D. N. Mail lex. Sunday 1O:45 a. m
l0:l5 a. m. Mixed lex. Sunday coop m
Elegant New vestibuied Pullman
Sleeping Cars and Coaches Run Daily.
For Folders, Rates. Etc, apply to
IA. B. QUITS, ]. r. TALLETT,
G. p. & T. A. Ticket Agent,
Minneapolis. MINI. Marshalltown. Ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
Liverpool Grain.
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Oct. II.
Wheat-December 1.00% May 1.00K
1.0O5s.
Corn-417s; May, 415s @41&.
Oats-No. 9 white, 3012 @31.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
HARD TINES ABROAD
German Gold Reserve Getting
Low and Discount Rates
Advance
LENDING RATES GOES TO SIX

Banks All Over the German Empire
Follow the Lead of the Imperial
Bank in Raising the Interest Rate
And the Discount May Attract
Gold From America.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
c. & N. w. RAILWAY.
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RH.
Maple Leaf Route.


Effective 12:01 p. m. June rs, 1903.
TRAINS SOUTH.
No. I, d. M. & K C. Limited, 4:45 a m
No. s, D. NJ, st. ]. & K. G. Elk. $3.50 a m
No. 9, Southwestern Express, 1905 D m
No. 2, Des Molnes Express. ..4:30 D m
TRAINS NORTH & EAST.
No. 6, Twin City & Chi. Spec, 1909 a m
No. 4, st. Paul & Chi. Elk. 10: 80 a m
No. O. Twin Cy. & Chi. It'd. 1856 m
No. s, Oelwein Express. .7:10 m
Ali trains daily. except Nos. and 8.
]. r. HARDING,
Agent, MarshalltoWn
J. P. ELMER. q. P. A.. Chicago.
C. M. e. st. p. RAILWAY COMPANY,
Time Gard at Pickering.
WEST BOUND.
No. 1, Overland Limited, cleo
s. trio lighted. 1850 a M
No. 3, California Express. S:02 a m
No. II, Pacific Express ....4:O3 o m
No. 81, Local Freight. -. :22 q m
EAST BOUND.
No. 6. Eastern Express 1872 a m
No. 4, Atlantic Express. 2:15 p m
No. 80, Local Freight. ....... 1:40 m
F. p. DWYER, Agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11
CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago Produce.
Chicago, Oct. II.
Pork-october, lilo; January. L.
70.
Lard-october, $50; January, TAO.
Ribs-october, 1871; January, g.
g.
Rye-october IS.
Timothy-2.65.
Clover-12.25.
Barley-Cash 36@52.
Flax-1.0S@1.15
Butter Steady; creameries lao 20;
dairies 1907.
Egg Steady; 14@17M.
Poultry-Firm; turkeys IL; chickens
10; springs II.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

"Again, you can't sell cold storage
butter for the same price as the fresh
creamery product Cold storage butter
is selling now for % cents. At the
bottom market last year the best price
good butter could have been bought for
here was 20 cents. To this must be
added cost of tubs, packing, storage,
interest on the money invested, etc.,
running the total up to 25 or 26 cents.
Even if it were possible to pick up
the butter at a cent lower in the east,
the freight would have to be paid out
here Instead of doubling in value, as
claimed by this ambitious gentleman,
the cold storage product is now being
handled at an actual loss
Tt looks to The Ranch as though Mr..
Hackett is either not very well in
formed on this subject, or he is at
tempting deliberately to mislead the
stockholders of his company and the
public generally as to the Importance
of his enterprise and the extraordinary
profit to be derived therefrom.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01
Colonel Henry E. Bosch.

Col. Henry E. Bosch, whose likeness
is given in this issue of The Ranch, has
been appointed director of exhibits at
the Lewis and Clark exposition, to be
held at Portland, Ore, next year. Col.
Bosch is known throughout the entire
Pacific coast region, and he has many
friends in the east and in the Orient.
His home is in Oregon, where he has
lived for forty years, and to him is due
in large measure the great success that
state has attained along lines horti-
culture. Col. Bosch is an enthusiastic
horticulturist and for time has been
the commissioner of horticulture for
his state.
In exposition matters Col. Bosch has
been a prominent figure. He had
charge of Oregon's exhibits to the
World IS Fair at Chicago, the Trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha, the
Pan-American at Buffalo and the Char
lesion exposition. Later he was sent
to Osaka, Japan, in charge of Oregon IS
exhibit there, and through his zeal The
value of the products of the Pacific
coast was impressed upon all visitors
at the fair. His appointment as direc
tor of the Lewis and Clark exposition
means that the fair will take a front
rank, so far as exhibits go, and visitors
will find everything complete. 1t also
means that the mere fact that Col
Bosch is in charge will bring many ex
hibitors who would otherwise hesitate
lest their exhibits were not given the
proper attention. The sixteen depart
ments which will come under his super
vision are education, art, liberal arts,
manufactures, machinery, electricity
transportation, agriculture, livestock,
forestry, mines and metallurgy, fish and
game, anthropology, social economy and
physical culture.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01
The Ranch Legal Department.

In this issue The Ranch inaugurates
another valuable department, to be
known by the above title. Special ar
rangements have been made with R. J.
Boryer, of one of the most prominent
law firms of Seattle, 10 edit this de-
partment and answer any question on
legal matters that our readers and
patrons may desire to ask. All the
expense connected with this depart
ment is borne by The Ranch except
where personal reply from Mr.. Boryer,
by letter, is desired, in which case
fee of one dollar must be enclosed and
the query addressed to R. J. Boryer,
care The Ranch, Seattle. All the
patrons of The Rancn are welcome to
use this department at any and all
times they happen to desire informa-
tion upon questions of law bearing an
especial relation to farm matters. The
publishers have inaugurated this depart
ment in answer to popular demand for
cheap and reliable method of securing
this kind of information. Many time
the farmer is confronted with questions
that present a perplexing legal aspect,
but which are not of sufficient moment
to warrant the consulting of lawyer
at an outlay of a good many dollars
as fee. Tt is just such matters that
The Ranch legal department will under
take to solve.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

hold $50 TONS We could have bought
butter last summer for 16 cents pound
and sell it now for 80 cents. L guess
there would be little profit in that,
ehY'
From this distance The Ranch is not
able to tell exactly why Mr.. Hackett
should give out such figures. They
were shown to several refrigerator peo-
pie who handle butter, and all agree
there is something radically wrong with
his system of calculation. "Gee whiz, !"
said one, "Mr. Hackett is certainly a
gay blade. He is in a way to make
a barrel of money, according to his
program. It's going to worry him to
know what to do with all of it. Speak
ing seriously, however, Mr.. Hackett
doesn It know what he is talking about.
He cannot at any season of the year get
frst-class butter anywhere in this
country for 16 cents pound. Here is
the scale of prices that prevailed dur
ing the past year:
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01
Mail Boxes for Rural Delivery

One of the travelling representatives
of The Ranch writes in his "Views
and Interviews. about the troubles
encountered by many patrons of rural
free delivery routes. The question was
submitted to Assistant Postmaster Col
kett, of Seattle, and he replied that the
department has said but little about the
subject of boxes. The following defni-
tion covers the case in question, so far
as could be found out: GA bona fide
patron of the rural service is one who
has properly erected on rural route
mail box, which has received the
approval of the postoffice department
for use on such routes.'
This paragraph is subject to a broad
Interpretation. IF a patron makes his
own box and it is in conformity with
the kind of boxes approved by the de-
partment, of course it is expected the
box will be used, but if the patron gets
up a box different from the designs
allowed by the department carriers
cannot be compelled to deposit mail in
it. There are several boxes that have
been approved by the department, some
of them cheap ones and others more
expensive, and the patron can take
his choice. He is under no obligation
to purchase the particular box named
by postmaster or carrier for spec
flied route, if he can find another box
which he would prefer to purchase and
put up. 1t is possible the department
has made some special orders regarding
the boxes that may be used but if so
The Ranch is not aware of it. 1t is
hoped, however, that information on
the point will be obtained shortly.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

such improvements will be the one to
Yakima City and thence to the reserva-
tion. This is the heaviest travelled
road in the county and is consequently
the worst. The road to Mckee will then
be given the same attention. Gravel
will be used in each instance. After
the fund for this year is all expended
the work will be delayed till next year,
when the improvements will be con-
tinued, and in this way the whole valley
in few years will have a number of
extra good roads leading into the larger
centers of population.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

The paper is sent to each subscriber until
an order to discontinue is received from the
subscriber. We must be notified in writing,
by letter postal card, when a subscriber
wishes his paper stopped. Returning the
paper will not answer, as we cannot find 1t on
our list from the name alone on the paper.
We must have both name and address, and
all arrearages or dues must be paid as re-
quired by law.
Date of expiration of subscription is
shown on your paper by address label con-
tanning your name
Failing to receive the paper regularly you
should notify the Seattle Office at once
when mistakes, If any, will be corrected.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

The Douglas County Press says J. J..
Hills big ship, the Dakota, was
launched at Seattle. This is not exactly
true, but the city of Seattle wouldn It
have been interposing any objections
were the ship built and launched here,
instead of at New London, Conn.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

Address all communications to THE
RANCH, Downs Bldg, Seattle, Washington.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

When you have anything to sell or
want to buy anything. place few lines
in the Special Want Column" of The
Ranch
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

In the February issue of the Pacific
Fisherman Ga journal published at Seat
tie, devoted to commercial fishin in
terests) appears an extended account
of the Hackett cold storage plant erect
ed at Bellingham, Wash. According to
his interview in that journal, Mr..
Hackett IS plant will be very large
one, with capacity of 5000 TONS to
be devoted principally to handling fish.
The Ranch does not presume to be an
authority on matters relating to that
industry, but when he announces that
his firm will also engage largely in
the handling of dairy and farm prod
ucts, we Immediately become interested.
The following statement by Mr..
Hackett particularly attracted our at
tention:
eve have butter room which will
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

j. W. Byrd, of South Park, Wash, is
one of the new subscribers to The
Ranch. He is already one of the paper 8
staunchest friends In the office the
other day, when paying up his sub
scription, Mr.. Byrd remarked: 81
would not take twice the money for
it,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01
Ranch Small Talk

For the land IS sake save the manure
and spread it out.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-01

Among our readers there is not one,
perhaps, who has not heard of Prof.
w. J. Spillman, once agriculturist at
the Pullman Agricultural College, but
now agrostologist of the department of
agriculture at Washington, D. G. Mr..
Spillman was also once on the staff of
The Ranch. In private letter he
writes some news that his many friends
in the state will be pleased to hear
He says: "Just at present we are
organizing new Office here, namely,
that of Farm Management, and I
have been put in charge of it. In con-
nection with this work we are going
to undertake the operation of some
thirty small farms in the southern states,
with view to encouraging diversified
tion in the agriculture of that section.
T start out next week to organize these
farms and put them in operation. !"
When Mr. Spillman went to Washing
ton to assume his duties in the depart
ment of agriculture every one who
knew him in the least said the right
choice had been made-and subsequent
events have amply justified the view.
The Ranch hopes to have some details
regarding this new work of Mr.. Spill
man. Conditions in the southern states
are such that the new departure will
have a wide field for experiment, and
it will be interesting to watch de-
velopments.