The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-19

those tickets were ~ c.ce t-c1gr
In % me- and delivered ne animals
according 70 nc arrangement made
Ia tho village CUR plan aas On
give 4 yoke ol oxen 70 each three
families and care was tak'n to
group together only suc. isw.liss
as woula probably rer on harmort
ously our hoFe = that later ~
tHsy D. Ablc % give woke OF oxen
20 each tao fsrrii.ss
We 10 no. give The animals out.
right bur take a note frur, each 70
tipieni, ~ which lie promises %
pay 10 Us or - any ccinanree or
person Designated by Us. The value
of the animals received P5ymen,
IL 70 be made in three annual in
stallments. beginning Ncy ,. 1917.
In the hxins % the price Ne taxi
OF from g to 30 per cent % what
We have paid a. the price Of oxen
Is now from three 70 tx times
greater than un4er normal coudi.
tons
Cows are given chiefly To viaoq
orphans. and 10 families where theirs
are little children
The governor and Ike general in
command very kindly give ar or.
cial document 10 ell who get ami
mails. confirming their Possession,
and forOidding heir reluisit!on for
any purpose WhateysT
We gave pillow harss shcrels sn5
sickleE 10 The fsmilie- which 20.
oxen or buhaloes. In tas month Gov,
FTFu by VtTS report. 40 gave fUT
oxen 10 500 fsmiIiA~. 100 COWS 20 3o1
widow, orphans. Invalid and ir.
fsnts and 50 buraloes 10 - fsr
lilies The prices we charge aver
aged $50 rubles el0l for a buffalo
TO rubles for an oK and 10 rl5ie,
for coz.
IT proved impossible 10 procure
seed grain in large quariitieg from
Persia We learned. however. that
they could purchase seed for rhem-
selves in the villages round ;Jou
In this way A. Al sxpent ture % To-
Coo rubles. between three and four
thousand bushels OF wheat and bar
ley were bought, aud ~ have
every reason 10 believe. were actu.
ally sow1 We took notes also from
the farmers for iht. by which thsy
promised 10 give back 10 Us az bar
vest time. the same smoun' ~ .eed
as they had received Our dea Is
that this grain can either be given
out again a. seed. or BE- reed for
food as seems best
When the governor heard r. our
method OF distributing seed he wa
greatly pleased and gave "a 10000
rubles the sum We had s.Iesdy eT,
pended. and we handed over 70 him
the notes We had taken from tbe
farmers He indicated hat 10
would give us ror~ money. as need
Cd. for The came purpose We also
provided The people 81 our district
with considerable quantities Of pots-
toe, beans ZENITH corn sld all
kinds " vegetable Aeeds. for vnic a
they we're very grateful
The time for sowing whsat and
barley In practically past. bu' ere
- kind of miller called goreE.
much used for bread. which may be
sovn Tor q month yet We are Try
Ina 70 get large amount ~ this
from Persia. The yield from this
millet Is often 100 10 one. 90 that Il
We succeed In getting even 4 mOder
ate quantity sown. the food aues
ton for next winter will have been
solved
Van 10 region OF orchards and
vineyards Many ~ these belonsed
10 Turks who cPnnot come bars
now. and To Armenian who has,
not yet returned, or who may hsYf
died We have undertaken ~ lAos
after all such oSnerless orchards
and vineyards In DEivistsn an
Ardamed, two specially fruitful dis
tricts We pay q nominsi rent nj
from 2 10 rubles 10 the govern
ment for each orchard, and viii &C
tend 10 The pruning. watering. etc
| II the owner turns w we thsll ham
lain back his prpp,riy OF reps men