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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02

eradication of plant and animal dis eases good business practice and thrift, and many other things. It means that farming must be profitable and that so-
 ciety must be willing to pay the price.
 Under no other conditions can farming expand. It means, too that only as many will or need stay on farrs as may be necessary to supply what the consumers will take at prices which will justify production. Many people speak as if they thought there should be no limit to the number engaged in agriculture or to production of crops. The farmer must consider his balance just as much as any other business man. The number of individuals remaining in the farming industry will, in the long run, continue to adjust itself roughtly to the economic demand and will increase as it expands or as relative economies are effected.%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
Preferred Stock"

More than SO,OO0 boys and girls in the United States are enrolled in pig clubs organized and conducted by the United states department of agriculture and the state agricultural colleges, and 71 per cent of the reporting members raise pure- bred pigs The juvenile wisdom dis played is supported by records showing that more than 12.00o pigs made an aver age daily gain of IA pounds in weight which is considerably above results ob- tained on most farms. Pig clubs. now esta blished in 28 states. are believed to have such a beneficial effect on the swine industry of the country that the department of agriculture has assigned 4e specialists to foster their further de- velopment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
Bx JOHN C. MOSES

 dinary channels difficult and who needs n little help to buy stock, implements and to finance crops. Here is what Sec retnry of Agriculture Houston has to sny on the personal credit unions in his report just issued:
 WHAT HOUSTON SAYS
 "'The men I have especially in mind are those whose operations are on n small scnle and who are not, fin most cases, intimately in touch with bank ing machinery, who know too little about financial operations and whose cnses usually do not receive the affirm atfve, attention md sympathy of the bankers. Such farmers would be much benefited by n mem bership in cO-opera- tive credit associations or unions.
 "Ofscourse, there are still other farm ers whose standards of living and pro ductive ability are low, who usually cultivate the less satisfactory lands, who might not be received for the present into such associations. The class peculiarly excites interest and sympathy, but 1t Is difficult to see how immediately any concrete financial ar engagement will reach 1t. The great things that can be done for this ele- ment of our farming population are the things that agricultural agencies are doing for all classes, but must do for 1t with peculiar zeal. The approach to the solution of its difficulty k an edu- cationaI one. involving better farming, mark eting, schools. health arrange ments. and more sympathetic aid from the merchant md banker. If the busi- marily dependent on the rural districts realize that the salvation of their com munities depends on the development of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
Farm Community Formed

What a farm community can do for it's own progress when the get-to- gether spirit prevails is we'll shown with the Burwood community, encour- aged by the county agent, formed an
 organization which embraced mems interests. women's interests, canning clubs, corn clubs. and poultry clubs. In this way they received community charter and proceeded to work. Wten the wheat increase was asked. 50 acres was assigned to Burwood community; the community came across with 323 acres in 10 days. Similarly organized communities made 1t possible for Will liamsoA county to pledge an increased acreage of 2000 while the county was asked for only 1869 acres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
One He Forgot

From the St. Louis Dispatch.
 On Johnnys first day at school he was given a registration card on which his mother was to write hls birth record. The following day he arrived tardy and without the. registration slip.
 Johnny" said the teacher. you must bring an excuse for being tardy, and don't forget the slip about when you were born"
 All out of breath next day. Johnny rushed in, holding note from his mother.
 Teacher he gasped, ''I brought the one about being tardy, but l forgot my excuse about being born.'
 From the Portland Express.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
TWO WAYS POINTED OUT

"Increased production can. therefore, De secured in two ways, namely, through the use of more land and through the adoption of improved processes of culti- vation of all land and ofsmarketing. The latter involves the general application or the best methods used by the most skill ful farmers and urged by experienced. practical and scientific experts. It will necessitate seed selection and improve ment, plant and animal breeding, soil de- yelopment through rotation, the discrimi- hating use of fertilizers, the control and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
Unsuual Merit.

The most enjoyable thing to a lover of tobacco is q good. rich, ripe. mel- low chew or smoke. The Gaulden To- bacco Co of Dukedom, Tenn, will mail you absolutely free sample of Honest Homegrown. Homespun leaf tobacco for you to test for yourself the delicious flavor and fragrant aroma of this excel-5 lent tobacco If you do not want 10 wait for a sample send s1 for trial 2-lb. package, either chewing or smoking, strong or mild. This company guaran- tees satisfaction and you take no risk by ordering.-Adv. Z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
Thankful

From the Edinburgh Scotsman. i. Awful Bore tInaking conversaton)-i passed your house today.
 She tpointedly)-oh. thank you ever 50 much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
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 Write to DR. THOMAS E. GREEN
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
THE FOUNDATION

 this direction is the successive promo farmers, not only for-better finance but also for better production. distribution, nnd higher living conditions. These ac- tivfties are of primary importance. At the same time, 1t Is recognized that such cooperation cannot be forced upon a community, hut must he . growth resulting from the volunteer, selves.
 "The conclusion up to the present seems to be that the field fs one pri- marily for the states to occupy through sound Legislation. Under laws adopted in five states 125 personal credit asso- citations have been organized, but the larger percentage of them have been ters.
 "Fhe attempt to develop strictly rural credit bodies has met with somewhat more success in North Carolina than elsewhere. In this state the work of promoting and supervising such or ganizatiOns was placed in charge of m official in the division of markets and fege of Agriculture. The law of tht. stnte was enacted in 1915, and at pres- ent IS credit unions, all of them rural, are In operation. It Is noteworthy that the North Carolina law makes special provisions for educational and demon. rational actfyitteso
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice Application will be made to the governor and pardoning board for the restoga- tion of citizenship of Percy L. NeAdow. A. E. Meadow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02

years and probably will have their use six years longer without addition al cost other than maintenaince. An other association with more than 50 members has had the use of good, pure bred bulls for more than seven years at an average investment of less than S25 member. with prospects of being able to use them for three or four years more. Practically all dairy men desire to raise pure-bred cattle, but comparatively few can afford indi- vidually to purchase such bulls as arc needed to develop profitable pure bred herd The bull association over comes the difficulty, and the money saved can be used toward the pur- chase of registered females.
 QUICK RETURNS INVESTMENT
 When questioned regarding the value of cooperative bull associations, 15o farmers in Maryland, Michigan and Minnesota estimated that the use of bulls belonging to the organization in- creased the value of the offspring :n the first generation from 30 to 80 per cent, with an average of 65 per cent.
 Usually in business transactions in which there is probability of great
 gain there is a possibility of heavy
 loss, but in the bull associations the charces of profit are excellent, with
 1ttle prODaDll1tY or JOSS. Ine lnVeS1-
 ment is so small and the chance for
 herd improvement So great that the net returns greatly exceed the small original investment.
 The cooperative bull association helps it's members to market dairy stock and dairy products to fight con- | tagious diseases of cattle intelligently | and in many other ways assist in i'm l proving the dairy industry.
 HOW TO ORGANIZE
 | Success in the operation of a CO., l operative bull association depends a great deal on the care that is used in It's organization. Those interest ed i should obtain as much information as
 possible regarding the plan of oper-
 county agent. He may be able to give
 valuable informa ton from experience,
 or at least will know where such infor-
 nation ca nbe obtained. and he can
 help greatly in starting the organiza- | ton. If county agricultural agent is | not available write to the state agri- l cultural college or to the dairy division
 of the United States department of ag- | rculture. Washington, D. C., either of which will be glad to give advice and | assistance. It is advisable. if possi-
 ble, to visit some nearby bull associa- | tion in order to study the methods ot
 operation. for the more nforma ton | that is available the better will be the prospects for a well organized and sue | ceSsful association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02

The history of cooperative bull as- sociations shows that they are espe- cially adapted to small herds where valuable bull for each herd would con stitute too large a part of the total investment. Through these associa- tions farmers or dairymen who have only few cattle can have joint own ership, use and exchange of pure bred bulls. The cash purchase and cost Of maintenance of the bulls belonging to the members of the association is dis tributed according to the number or cows owned by each member, thereby giving the family an opportunity to build up his herd at a minimum eX- pense
 The typical cooperative bull asso- citation, as organized in this county, is composed of from 15 to 20 farmers and jointly owns five bulls. It's terri tory is divided into five breeding blocks" one bull being assigned to each block. As many as 50 or 60 cows may belong to the farmers in each block. and the bull in the block should be kept on a farm conveniently situa- ted. To prevent inbreeding each bull is move dto the next block every two years Ii all bulls live, and if all are kept until each has made one complete circuit. no new bulls need be pur chased for 10 years. Tn this way each member of the association has the use Of good. pure-bred bulls for part of the purchase price of one bull. Ord inarily the purchase price and the expense of supporting the bulls are distributed among the members of the association according to the number of cows owned by each
 LOW COST OF COOPERATION
 That the need of pure bred bulls is urgent in many parts of the country is evident from the facts brought out by the United States department of agriculture's study of eight districts in the states of Iowa. Minnesota and Mas sachusettS in which there were no as sociation. In this survey informa tion was obtained regarding 1219 farmers owning S17 bulls whose average value was s76. Had the owners of these cheap bulls been properly organized. the same investment would have pur- chased the necessary bulls of an aver age value of $2S3. On the farms mem toned nearly four times as many bulls were used as would have been re- quired under proper organization. The farmers were. therefore, feeding four bulls when they should have been feed ing only one.
 Actual first-cost figures from other cooperative bull associations are more encouraging. In one association having, more than 100 members the original cost to each member was only s23. The members already have had the use of good, pure-bred bulls for four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02
TOO MUCH LAND IS VACANT

Discussing the problem of land settle ment, the Secretary of Agriculture in his annual report says that with wise fore- sight and increased employment of scien- tific practice, under the stimulation of intelligent agencies, America can take care of and provide for a very much larger population under even more favor able circumstances and in greater pros- perty.
 "Interest in land for homes and farms increases in the nation as the population grows. It has become more marked as the area of public land suitable and avail- able for agriculture has diminished, says the Secretary. Tt is intensified at the present time by reason of the sug- gestion and desire that returned soldiers and others who may wish to secure farms shall have an opportunity to do so under suitable conditions It finds expression. too, in discussions of the number of tenant farmers and in its meaning and significance.
 STILL ROOM FOR MANY
 That there is still room in the nation for many more people on farms is clear The United States proper contains about 300, ,OOO, 900 acres of land, of which an area of 1.140,0o0 acres. or GO per cent, is tillable. Approximately 367000, 900 acres, or g per cent, of this was planted :n crops in 191S In other words, for every acre now titled 300 acres may be utilized when the country is fully set- tled Of course, much of the best land especially that most easily brought under cultivation and in reasonably easy reach of large consuming centers, is in use. though much of it, possibly S5 per cent, is not yielding full returns. Extension of the farmed area will consequently be made with greater expense for clearing, preparation, drainage, and irrigation. and for profitable operation will involve marketing arrangements of a high de- gree of perfection and the discriminat- ing selection of crops having relative " high unit value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02

the back country and will give their organizing ability to the solution of the problem in support of the plans of the organized agricultural agencies re- sponsibIe for leadership much headway will he made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02

Nitrogen promotes leaf and stem growth. increases the proportion of stalk to fruit and hastens the blooming period by hastening the plants growth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-02

Phosphoric acid promites root devel- opment, gives vigorous early start to plants. hastens the maturity of crops
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-29

disrs present had seen In either Bar
lin or Cobiens whom there with the
army Of occupation. The purpose OK
the Saxon Club. which had been or
ganixcd since the armistioe. was de-
ciared to be to promote German 'kul-
tur' inthe United States" Radical mt
government and printed In the German
language was found In tho Saxon Club
Germans Back Steel Strike.
Asked whether the Saxon Club had
anything to do with tho steel strike.
Van Buren, significantly replied:
These Germans are back Of any
thing to tear down Amcricanism"
According to Van Buren, Gary Is lit
tie else than "a nest of reds. Most OK
the radicals are Hungarians and Rus
slams. The witness said there are eight
or nine of these foreigners to every
American among the workers. II the
organizers and agitotors. the real rad
icals, were dealt with summarily. no
said, he believed the problem would
be quickly solved. Members OF the
committee agreed with him that these
alien leaders Of revolution should be
dcported and indicated that they arc
going to try to have congress do some-
thing that viii get results.
The bulk of the radicals, Van Buren,
said, are Ignorant and do not know
what they want revolution for. He
told of the apprehension Of twenty
four alien Hungarians. all I. w. w. and
ANARCHISTS, All had l. w. w. cards. for
which they paid $3.50 each because
they had been promised that the zone
big union" would get control and then
they would have q life Of ease. The
revolutionary literature circulated in
Gary, Van Buren, said, Ia printed in
foreign languages. and he said he saw
no red literature printed In the Amer
lean tongue. He outlined the great
variety Of parties formed at Gary and
declared that the communist party Of
America or the communist labor party,
recently formed in Chicago, was as
radical and dangerous as the Hun
garian or Russian societies or parties
prevailing ut Gary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-29
COMMITTEE REVEALS DANGER.
Gus CONDITIONS IN STRIKE
H.. INVESTIGATION.
ADMINISTRATION RAPED
FOR LAxiTY IN DUTY
Of Justice Fails to Meet
Critical Conditions by Taking Action
When Facts Are known-Pro- Ger
mans Active in Fomentins Revolu-
ton Among Steel Workers.
[By e. @. Dougherty.]

Washington, Oct. Authorizations
before tho senate committee investi-
gazing the steel strike of the presence
in this country Of entirely too many
radicals and malcontenta together with
the very frank criticism OF the pres
ent administration for the absence Of
any active policy to curb the activity
of aliens, Is expected to result in the
early passage Of drastic legislation
which will require the department OF
justice and other policing and law en-
forcing agencies of the government to
control radical aliens who endeavor to
foment revolution and industrial dis
orders.
In the testimony before the commit
tee, Senator Kenyon, its chairman,
sought to draw out just what depart
ments Of the federal governments have
failed in making efforts to stamp out
the red terror" Among the most
outspoken witnesses was First Lieut..
Donald G. Van Buren,, Of the army In
telligence service. who had been en-
gagged in hunting down the alien reds
at Gary. Ind. Van Buren, indicated
that radicals rounded UP at Gary were
turned over to the immigration off,
Gals at Chicago, who promptly. turn
ed them loose. Fooled in their efforts
to get some real action against the
disturbers at Gary, the army officials
turned to the department Of Justice,
but thus far have accomplished very
little, either thru the absence Of any
law now on the statute books or a dis
inclination on the part Of the depart
rnent of Justice agents to act with VI
gor against the radicals.
The hearings also developed the fact
that pro-Germans, both naturalized
and aliens, were again seeking to un-
dermine the patriotism Of workers OF
the country. Among one Of the places
in Gary raided by the military police
was the Saxon verein, the Gary branch
OF the Germanamerican Citizens
League, which is an outgrowth Of the
German-American Alliance put out Of
business during the war. The officials
Of the Germanamerican Citizens
League, Lieutenant Van Buren, inform
ed the committee, are about the same
outfit that controlled the alliance, and
there are scores of branches OF the new
league ,thruout the country. In the
Saxon Club the soldiers found an Inn
mense German flag, larger than any
possessed by the United States troops
at Gary, and larger than overseas SOL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-29
iosis cases, or ohiidren's division q
sanatorla or hospitals.

iosis cases, or ohildren's division Of
sanatorla or hospitals. ~
Payment In whole or part for main
tenanco OF patients IN hospitals or san
atoria. whom efforts to secure funds
therefor from relatives. employers,
churches. lodges and the public or 9TH
or private relief agencies prove I'M
avallinv.
After-oare. 1. e., advice, employment,
and. II need be. relief OF patients ioav-
ing sanatoria IA arrested or cured.
Relief. of whatever medical or ma
torial form may be needed for families
In which there is a case OF tuborcu'
iosis which cannot be placed In hos
pital. provided that thru definite medi-
cal nursing and social supervision con-
ditions are maintained which Will pre-
vent further infections.
Relief which may be needed To en-
able n patient who Is breadwinner oil
a caretaker OF a family to accept hos
pital care.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-29
Northern Io1ua Items

made the most of the witnesses at
their disposal and succeeded IN pre-
venting a penitentiary sentence. The
jury. after disagreeing for hours final
ly united In a verdict Of guilty. but
recommended lenienoy.
sleux city-Egbert B. Mousseau.
who now holds the record Of being the
longest time In the service a. mail car
rier In Sioux City and who is known
among his fellow carriers as "Colo-
mol Bryan" because Of his likeness to
tho great free silver advocate, IN his
daily journsyings - carrier has trav-
eled total Of $4,000 miles on tho
drst Of the present month, almost
equal 70 the distance Of eight times
around tho world. His average load on
4 trip out 10 500 letters and probably
400 papers Q day. Tho he II 81 years
old he asserts hs II good for many
moro years Of service. He has no de-
sire 70 retire, prsserrdns tho active life
Of q carrier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-29

Ruthvsn-Ruthven has let the con-
tract for $4,000 worth Of water mains
and a sewerage system has been in
stalled. The citizens are planning on
paving next year.
Odsbolt-An effort 10 being made 70
organize q hospital association here
for DR.. Hartley Of Battle Creek, who
is said to plan to move here u q hos
pital can be established.
Waukon-Thirty years 70 tho day
Rev. r. L. Van Nice served tho Pres
bytorian. church in WAulxon, and on
his thirttsth anniversary preached his
farewell sermon. All the other churches
adjourned - that the whole communa-
ty could hear him.
Sioux oIAy-In 1913 the Ms
souri, river out larss stSos OF Of The
farm Of ". W. Stevens, and let y q.
tachsd 70 property ow1sd by = n, and
Mary b. Hall In the last year or tws
the river has rsvesssd ~ action Of
1918 and has connected ~ forty aa5ss
again with Stevens main farm. 10 has
now asked the District eouyt 70 quiet
title Of the forty sc=ee e hAE.=
Mason c!ty-Alasoo CITY was swsEd.
Cd the Iowa Baptist hospital IN the
delegates attending the state 1AhtiSt
convention ct Sioux City The build
Ing win probably 10 elected this spring
1t . cost Of $500 which w. room.
msndsd 1T the CONVENTION, Both Fort
Dodge and Mason CITY wsse after Ne
state hospital which u the only one 10
Iowa. Rev. A. W. Tandy, pastor Of the
Baptist church here was tAs man re-
sponsibls for obtsinis ~ hospital Tor
Mason City.
WatsrIoe-Ninety days each y the
county 1ail It Prescott, Arix, was the
sentence imposed by . tsdsra; judge
~ Phoenix upon D. =. O'BHsn and
I Samuel Thonrsoa o. Waterloo. The
sentence followeA Q two dayf trial Ia
tDdsrSl court. heEoso i fury, - = vtits
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