Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-04-21

| Joy the same privileges as the farmer
is in the same class with labor in all
that he has to market as the result OF
his labor and he should have the same
opportunity to demand living wage
on his investment and production Of
same.
This is question Of farmers wheth-
er they should be entitled to living
wage and fair interest on their in
vestment as compared with large bust
ness that demand enormous profits
in good many instances such as
water stock in which no tangible in
vestment is apparent. President D.
]. Schnittjer, of the County Farm Bur-
eau forwarded the following telegram
to Gray Silver who is the legal repre-
sentative of the Farm Bureaus at
Washington, D. C.
Farm Bureaus at Washington, D. G.
Dear Sir:-Farmers Of this county
urge you to see the committees of
Congress and request them to report
out the Capper Hersman Bill at once.
Respectfully yours,
D. J. SCHNITTJER,
President, Delaware County, Iowa,
Farm Bureau.
Similar kilograms have been sent
from the following townships:
Richland, Collins Grove, Colony, Elk,
Bremen It is possible that some other
townships have sent kilograms urging
consideration of this bill however this
office has not been informed as yet.
1t is very gratifying to see the interest
which the farmers are exhibiting in
regard to National issues and the time
is not far distant when apparently
the legislative offices whether State
or National will need to take stand in
the open as to their attitude regarding
the farmer and his business.
Poultry Culling.
Inquiries continue to reach this Of
flee in regard to poultry culling de-
monstrations held throughout the
county. There is still opportunity for
farmers in various townships to put
in their requests This will enable the
Farm Bureau Office to make up its
schedule before they start work which
will be about the middle of July. The
reason poultry culling is not taken up
sooner is owing to the fact that there
are number of hens in every flock
which are producing eggs earlier in
the season but their production soon
stops and there is possibility to de-
tect the birds at that time of the year
or laer. In this way farmers get the
benefit of this production of eggs by
the poor producers and it also enables
him to market these birds while the
prices are good. We urge farmers
who are interested in this culling work
to make their requests in the near
future as the schedule will be made
up for the various townships.
Sow Emergency Hay Crops.
With the clover acreage already re-
duced, the high price and scarcity of
seed have caused a further reduction
Of clover seedlings over the state and
so the farmers may look to an emer-
gency crop for hay this year. There
are many such crops that may be used
in place of clover, but the best two
according to H. D. Hughes, head of the
farm crops department at Iowa State
College, are soy beans and sudan
grass, the former leguminous crop.
Soy beans are cut and handled sim
liar to other hay crops. Some diff
Guilty in cutting, raking and curing
is experienced when seeded In culti-
waited crops. These difficulties are
eliminated when seeded solid, but the
hay is difficult to cure because Of the