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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12
CONGRESS STUDYING a.
FARMING COSTS
Federal Investigators Ask Federation
To Furnish Price Records For
....s Seven Years %@

Congress- has called on the county
farm bureaus of Minnesota for help in
its nationwide investigation of agricul-
tural conditions. ~, = y "a ..~
Nearly every county farm bureau in
the state has been asked to compile a
detailed record of the prices farmers
have had to pay for the necessities Of
life for the. last seven years For com.
parisOn, the county bureaus have been
asked to prepare similar record of the
prices farmers have received for their
crops each years since 1913 r.
The American Farm Bureau fedora
ton undertook this national price sur
vey at the request. of the Joint Congress
sional Investigating commission, made
up of members of both the house and
senate. appointed to investigate the
causes of the farmers critical economic
condition and to devise remedies. The
figures. when compiled and presented to
the congressman, will show the results
of the MOST extensive statistical inquiry
ever undertaken by farmers organ
ization. according to farm bureau Off
GERS. The congressional commission has
asked for records showing the price &C.
tually paid by farmers for food. cloth
ing, house furnishings, tools and ma
chinery. fertilizers and spraying mater
ial. seed. feed, building material, fuel
and light. :
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12
FOX FARMING AT CASS LAKE

John Utley, who has been i'll Muske-
.on. Mich, the past eight months ar
rived home Friday afternoon bring
ing with him the first quota of the for
tv-four silver black foxes of the Cass
Lake Silver Black Fur company. .]ohh
Gardner arrived the next morning Win
the remainder. Four champion foxes
belonging to the local company are now
in Muskegon being shown at the fox
fair being held there this week. me
company has forty foxes at the farm
all registered animals, glossy black Ill
color with tip Oh their tails. The
farm for the past week has been full
of cars bringing people from all over
the north country to look at the foxes.
The fox industry is by no means q new
one and the breeders of Prince Edward
Island who started experimenting with
the animals now cover the island from
one end to the other it being the princl-
pal industry of that region. The stock
and farms of the Cass Lake company
represent an investment of about fifty
thousand dollars. The fox business is
a rapid growing business and many
fox farms are now established around
Muskegeon.-CassL Lake Times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12

RURAL ACTIVITIES AND NEWS
OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER
SURVEY SHOWS FARM
WAGES HAVE DECLINED
Farm Bureau Survey Finds Average
Wages to BE $S4 Per +
Month

ST Paul, Oct 1:,-Ayarage monthly
wages being paid farm lahorcrs have
declined 16 per cent since the beginning
of the 1927 harvest season, according to
figures compiled today by the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau federation.
The federations figures are based on
reports sent in by county farm bureaus
in the fifth statewide farm labor sur
vey conducted by the organization this
year.
The returns, showing wages being
paid in each county for various classes
of work, indicate the following average
rates of pay for farm labor in Mime
sofa
General work-$34 a month, for per-
.manent help, and $1.9S a day.
Corn picking-4h to cents a bu-
shell when unloading is done by hand,
and 3 cents a bushel when unloading
is done by elevator.
Potato picking-4.S cents a bushel
and $3.50 a day.
Two months ago, similar wage sur
7vey by the federation showed that farm
.ers were paying an average or 94l
month for general farm work, ana @4o
for harvesting. In at least one-thlrd OF
the counties in Minnesota, tederatlon
officers said, farmers now are paying
less than $34 average; OF the hrst ~
counties to report in the latest survey
16 declared $50 to be the prevailing
monthly wage, while four others SET IL
&c low as S25
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12
1900 IN JUNIOR
STOCK CONTEST
Calves, Pigs and Lambs Fed By Boys
And Girls Enter Final
Show Nov. Is

Fifteen hundred boys and girls on
Minnesota farms have been feeding ba-
by beef and dairy calves, hogs and
sheep this summer in competition for
Junior Livestock show hOnOrS, accord.
ing to W. A. MckerroW, secretary Of
the Minnesota Livestock Breeders as
SOcaitiOn.
The climax of their work will come
Oh Nov. II, when judging will begin
at the fourth annual show at South St.
Paul. The show opens on Nov. 16. The
best animals raised by the boys and
girls of each county in six to eight
months of careful feeding have been Sc
lected through local competition to en-
ter the final event OF the year at the
Junior Livestock show. Nov. is, the
last day of the show, will be devoted
to an auction sale of beef calves, hogs
and sheep. Nearly $4,000 will be spent
for prizes and the expenses Of the con
teStants.;<.s.. ..s##es. III
~ In 1916 the Minnesota Livestock as
ISOLATION decided to devote the major
portion Of its income to promoting the
work of boys and girls calf clubs and
competitive junior shows. There were
only 35 animals at the first state show :
at the 1920 show there were 100 beef
calves alone, while two boys from each
of Is counties exhibited dairy calves.
and 10 pigs from 40 counties and 40
lambs from 20 counties were entered.
The 1921 show will be the, climax of
years of work by stockmen. club lead
ers. county agents and the livestock
breeders association
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12

First Ma tional Bank IS cows Farmers
State Bank, is cows and the Stephen.
State Bank, % cWOs. Argyle, III COWS
all taken care Of by the First National
Bank, Argyle. Warren, 81 cows State
Bank Of Warren, IA cows; First Ma
stional Bank 20 cows, with al possible
20 more. NJ Citizens State Bank of Oslo,
3 cows. III. #., 6&s
The mapority Of the cows spoken for
are Holsteins. Albert and /. Arthur
GGrandstrand Of Stephen are taking
.purebred Guernsey cows Here is the
list Of prospective .dairying zsst.# .ll
Stephen Swanson Bros, r. F. Thi-
5bodo. Sol L,lndin, John Lundin, Arthur
Grandstralld, Albert Grandstrand, Fred
Person, I'D. Lincoln, II. w. Nicholson,
Abe Field, Ward Clancy. Roy Benson,
2. T.: Fret, Fred Field, Ward Field, P.
III. McGlynn, Knute Larson, Chas.
Schlaegal. Eddie Benson, Chas. Widner,
Henry Hooper, Miss Annie Peterson and
Frank Benson. 4,.- ~. i
Y Argyle A. Mack, Ernest Mack: j.
E Beaudry and n. A. LaferiOr. er' +
Warren-M. L. Warner and II. L.
Wood. % 49,
OslO-E. Fl. Aas. :.
After the County Agent has selected
the cattle Ernest Mack of Argyle,| and
NJ. L. Warner of Warren will go down
to the shipping points to arrange for
paying for the cows r. 49, ,..t =
Inquiry has been made concerning
the effect ON production of cattle ship
ped long distance. 1t is doubtless true
that cows in milk shipped up here from
points far away will go down some
what in production due to the effects
of long transportation, and different
climate At the next location period,
however, the COW will surely come back
to her normal regular production. The
big factor is not transportation, how
ever, it is feed. These cows if fed in
diligently will do every bit as well or
better on our superior legumes rough
ages than they did down south.
Potatoes and cows and work in hogs
as soon as you can. You can't beat that
combination.
Annual Farm Bureau meeting at
Warren Friday, November 4th.
F'ifty-two big bundles for $3.50 at the
Sheaf Office. Big values In every one
Subscribe Now.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12
RIFLES FOR FEEDING
FOR WINTER EGGS

Properly balanced rations fed to the
farm flock of mature pullets should
snnr production to an average or a
dozen eggs for each pullet for each OF
rho four winter months, November. De
cember January and February, accord
ing to N. f. Chapman, poultry special
1st with the agricultural extension oil
vision of the. University of Minnesota:
Ren1iring about four ounces OF teed
daily. the laying hen should be gwen
an onnce of scratch feed for breakfast
and one for supper with two ounces u
egg mash during the day.
Successful combinations OF scratch
feed and egg mash recommended by Mr.
Chapman are two parts cracked corn
one part wheat and one part oats. Oh
one part cracked corn, one part par
lev. one part wheat and one part oats
for the scratch feed: and six parts corn
meal. four parts ground oats, four parts
middlings, two parts bran, two parts
alfalfa and seven parts meat scraps or
equal parts by weight of cornmeal
bran, shorts. ground oats and meat
SCRAPS for the egg or dry mash. =
wThe< egg mash is fed both dry II
open hopper, or wet, being mixed Win
buttermilk Or. skimmilk and fed at
noon.'' he says ''The scratch teed Is
led in deep litter as early i'll the morn
ing as possible and at night an hour
before sundown The hen should also
be given some green stuff such as CAB
hage, mangels, rutabagas, silage OF
sprouted oats Grit, gravel oyster
shells or charcoal should be accessible
For drink, water, skimmilk or butter
milk should be supplied. Meat scraps
NAV be cut down o.,e-half If sour milk
sor buttermilk is accessible.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12
], 1000 CHICKENS SHIPPED TO N. y.

s$ Sixteen thousand pounds of live poul-
try destined for the New York market,
left Badger Saturday morning It was
the car that Mr. 4 Il. IVerson contrac-
ted to filll5and twas. accomplished by
holding it here a week and consider
able hustling. There were $, 900 chic
.kens and several hundred geese and
ducks. 1T was estimated that it would
require more than $500 pounds Of feed
for the poultry during transit. to- the
east coast which would take about a
week Badger sHerald-Rustler.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-10-12
How Better Than Pills?

The question has been asked In what
way are Chamberlail's Tablets super
ior to the ordinary cathartic and liver
pills? Our answer is, they are easier
and more pleasant to take and their
effect is so gentle that one hardly real
ICES that it is produced by medicine.
Then, they not only move the bowels
but improve the appetite and strength
ell the digestion. -,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10
STATE W. [. I. J. TO' CONVENE OCT. 18.
Chairman for Convention In Tuscaloosa Are Formally
 Announced

! Tuscaloosa, October 0.-tSpecial )-- Tho state Womans Christian Tenn perance union convention, which will convene in Tuscaloosa October IS to 22, will be one of the greatest meet ings Tuscaloosa has evar had. The convention chairmen are as follows:
 General chairman, Mrs. Luther Maxwell: hostess chairman, Mrs. J. P. Crutcher; luncheon chairman, Mrs C. C. Browh; publicity chairman, Mrs w. A. Collier; music chairman. Mrs Names Rice; decoration chairman Mrs. W. D. Samuel; banquet chair man, Mrs. II, Clay Hassell; entertain ment chairman. Mrs. Fleetwood Rice; Information and telegraph. Mrs. F. ., Turner.
 i The convention will be held in the First Methodist church, and all dele gates are to be entertained in pri- yate homes. Two national speakers will be present, Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston, director of Christian cit- izenship department of the national Woman's Christian Temperance union, who Is one ofttAe ablest wom- en and finest speakers In the United States, and Dr. Edith Rabe of the national public health service, who will address the meeting on subjects pertaining to health and morality At the banquet the literary clubs of Tuscaloosa, the League of Women Voters and other organizations will extend welcome to the convention. Luncheons will be served at the church each day of the convention and automobiles will be furnished to all delegates wishing to visit inter- estlng and historical points in the | city.
 Since so many of the husbands, sons and brothers of the visitors will be in the university or claim 1t as their alma mater, the guests look forward to hearing the Glee club and other university talent. Every woman interested in important mat ! ters which go hand in hand with ed- ucation and law enforcement is in- terested in this convention, and every member in the city will be in her place to welcome those who visit us at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10
Houn' Dog Will
 Haue His Day
 Tn Eutaw Today

Eutaw,. october s,-(special.)- The houh' dawg will have his day in Eutdw Monday, when the an- nual bench show of the Alabama Fox Hunters association will be held on the public square In the center Of town. The show will take place at o'clock fin the aft ernoon
 According to information re- ceived by local sportsmen, 30 'or 40 members of the association will be in Eutaw Monday, with a hundreds or more dogs, to be put on exhibition. The visiting huntsmen will be entertained at the monthly luncheon of the chamber of commerce before the show Monday.
 From here the party will go to Knoxville. 12 miles up country, for a weeks camp hunt There all arrangements have been com pleted for a week of great sport. The house formerly occupied as n residence by MT. A. r. Patton will be used as sleeping quarters by the hunters. and there their meals will be served.
 The sport promises to be of the best. During the summer. about two dozen foxes were turned loose in the Knoxville communi- ty in anticipation of the hunt this fall. So there should be good races every day that the hunters fgo out with the hounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10
JACKSONVILLE ITEMS


 Jacksonville. October s.-(Speclal.) ) Seventeen were admitted into tho Baptist church by baptism, with Rev. F. L. Curry of wetumpka holding tho baptismal service. and i4 by iet- ter, after q successful two-weeks' series of services Ut the Baptist church by Rev. D. A. Owens of the home mission board.
 About % citizens of the city at tended tho State FaiF in Birmingham this week.
 Mss Anne Rowan, who was select ed queen to represent Salhoun county at the semi-centennial in Birmins- ham, will be the guest of her cousin, Mrs. J. F. McGavock.
 At a meeting held with Miss Eioiae Stevenson of the Gen. John II. For ney chapter. |. D. C., Thursday, it was decided to place four bronze markers on historic places In Jack sonville. The chapter expects Co mark about 20 places of interest dur ing the war between the states, among which are the headquarters of Generals Hill, Beaureguard and Wheeler. and the birth places of sew eral generals.
 Tho roof Is being placed on the Normal sschool building, which con- tains tho auditorium, training school and gymnasium. The building will be completed by Thanksgiving, ac- cording to advice given out by Dr. C.. w. Daugette, president.
 A Music Study club will be organr ized here soon, when representa- tive from the club at Anniston will help in the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10

lady of a few weeks ago departed toY"
 He turned to Danby. Tt used to be the joy of her heart to career the countryside alone in her little car, or be up to any and every devil ment that came along. I'd an awful time trying to restrain her, and she used to tell me that was old fashioned. Now sho seems to want chaperone."
 He laughed, although anxiety lay behind the twinkle In his eyes What had come over independent little Ma talie of late?
 Would a day on the river appeal to youY' he went on, his glance upon her. Yes, he must get her out of New York soon.
 "rd love it," said Natalie, without much enthusiasm. "Only I don't feel up to padding or rowing. I want to be downright lazy"
 Right. Suit yourself. my dear" MT. Ducane looked relieved We must provide companion for you.' He turned again to Maurice Danby Will you chaperone this young lady, on my behalf? I can trust her In your hands.1
 Danby's youthful heart on which Miss Natalie had made q very deep iihPi SSSicii, dlIHoSL MlSSeQ a peat, so thrilled was he. A long day on. the river. tete-a-tete with the girl he loyed-nothing could be more en- trancing.
 The day might clear up matters Natalie had been queer distraite. of late. Romance seemed to have fled from her, and it's appeal.
 But MT. Ducane's suggestion was an opportunity.
 If you're sure that you can spare me. should be very lrlad to go. Per haps, however"-he looked diffident- ly at Natalie. as though to give her 2 chance 10 withdraw from the scheme. He was too well-bred to force himself on any girl.
 She helped herself to a pink iced cake before she spoke. Then, smil- ingIy. she said:
 Tt sounds fascinating. ] suppose we can hire a boat. all right? Shall we go up by train?"
 Mir. Ducane stirred his second cup of tea.
 why don't you drive to the river in your own little car? You don't seem to use 1t much these days. If it's economy that's prompting you, the price of gasoline has come down. you know" Banteringly he addressed his little niece.
 A troubled gleam fitted across her face.
 I'm afraid I've lost my nerve, ever since" She broke off, flush ing awkwardly at the recollection of her chauffeur days with the hate full paryenu whose car she had dam aged in foolish smash.
 Maurice Danby came immediately to her rescue. He knew all about that incident in Natalies career
 "I'll drive the car myself. f you'u allow me" he said tactfully.
 Tomorrow--Up the River.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10
By JOE ROSS

By JOE ROSS
 Ftom It's initial appearance the purpose of this department has been to give it's readers informa- 1 tion about Birmingham and Ala
 bama writers, Because of his ac
 Quaintnce with the writer, whose ! photograph appears today, Oeta- vus Roy Cohen, famous novelist
 short story writer and play
 wright. kindly complied with the
 request to write the accompany j ing sketch
 There Is a charmingly popular de- 1 fusion in the mind of the general ! public regarding authors. The aver age person revels In the naive belief | that an authors task consists in buy l ing quill pen, 10-cent bottle of ink
 and a few sheets of paper; Of sitting i down at a desk and scratching with | the first upon the last, sending the
 story away, and depositing sizeble check couple of weeks iater 1 It never occurs to this average and casual thinker that there Is any more 1 to the writing of a piece of fiction l than the mere setting of words upon paper. And there Is q universal idea
 that good rhetoric is good story tell | ing.
 1 Of course, these are merely delu- 1 sion. There is perhaps no profession l so rich in financial reward to the successful worker. If then, writing ! stories Vas as easy as 1t appears to these scoffers, the world would be l filled with writing men and women 1 the fiction market glutted. But when
 one considers that editors are daily l sitting hunched over their desks cry
 ing for new authors, for fiction with [ clrn 6ns
 ceives an even warmer welcome in
 the average editorial sanctum than d
 man or woman of established literary reptuation, when one considers that fact, he will understand that there is considerably more to the art of let
 ters than appears on the surface. One readily conceives a painter putting in years of study and toll be- fore the advent of fame. It Is ac-
 cepted that great singers have la bored for years perfecting their yojces. And 50, let 1t be understood that the art of writing demands as
 much of an apprenticeship, as deep study. as earnest application, and as | much native ability as any of the other arts.
 There is technique to writing
 which Is not contained in books of grammar or rhetoric. It is @ subtle,
 elusive thing technique mastered oy intense application and hard study; technique even more diff cult than the technique of the drama It's mastery comes only to a few and i then only after years of study and work. Writers are not born; they are made. Made by hard work. A new star appears In the literary Armament
 and the public believes that he has arrived overnight. They do not know
 that almost without exception these new literary cancellations have la 1 bored intensively for years to attain their goal
 And today, yet dim In the heavens
 of literary achievement, yet twinklins with ever increasing radiance, there is star appearing. As yet there has
 been no furore regarding him. But with the passing of each day his name is becoming more familiar to the
 readers of magazines of national cir culation; his work is showing a surer |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10
The sy MAY CHRISTIE
 Dis tur ping Kiss
LXVI.-FOR NATALIE Copyright 1921. by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

Presiding over the tea table in her | uncle's cosy library was Miss Ma talie Ducane-a pale, languid little color In her cheeks and a consider able amount of worry at her heart. 1 In deep chair opposite her sat
 MT. Ducane, and nearby was Maurice
 Danby, one eye on 8 pile of papers
 which he and his employer had been
 going through. and the other eye on
 the pale and pretty little lady whose slim hands moved with such languor | among the tea things. You're very silent. child" said Mir. Ducane at last. favoring Miss Ma talie with Q shrewd glance. And now that I come to think of it--- you're much too pale for brisk young lady of your yearst It's high time we got out of town, and you
 had a breath of bracing air" He turned toward the young secretary. Don't you agreef'
 The latter nodded T certainly do.'' He vas worried
 over Natalie, but was afraid he might be thought presumptuous If he said too much.
 She's been working too hard over this internal cataloging of my books
 Mir. Ducane balanced his tea cup with one hand, and shook the forefinger of the other at her In admonishing reproof You naughty girl, As though these musty volumes counted in comparison to your health. Ii I'd only been up and about in my old way. I'd have driven you out of doors. I would, indeed" A faint rose color crept into the girps face.
 But her tones were listless as she sa,d:
 "oh, haven't been much use. real tly. I'm tired because--oh, because the weathers been so hot. That's all"
 "Yo,, look like the wilted roses in nodded toward some ramblers imme- diately outside the French windows of the library. And there's still a week before We go north. Danby. what are we to do with her in the meantimo? Pack her off to a farm. or whato Suggest something. do, Ex-Capt. Maurice Danby plucked Up courage In this town mansion he lacked opportunity to see much of Natalie, because his work had been arduous of late. and had kept him
 tied to the library Heretofore, the girl had helped him. But lately she
 had seemed as though, deliberately, she was avoiding him. T should recommend whole day in the country For instance. to- morrow. lazing on the river. Nothing strenuous" said he. Mr. Ducane was pleased.
 "D'you hear that, Natalie2'' She gave tired smile. You're not strong enough to go with me And 1t wouldn't bs much fun by myself"
 Her uncle looked surprised. Where's the enterprising young
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10
REIMBURSEMENT SHIPPING BOARD PRICES SOU6AF
Hv Aasociated Pres.


 Washington, October 9.-A pubHr hearing on pleas for a readjustme9t OF prices on tonnage from the shiP. ping board will be held in Washing ton October 2l. tho board has aq- nounoed. The action follows request from n large number of purchases of vessels on the payment basis fdr price revision in view Of decrea5sd tonnage value.
 The American Shipowners' associa- ton, the Steamship Operators asst clgtion and individual purchase}s have been asked to send repressnt9- tives to the public hearing.
 The board in reply 10 9 similar re- quest recently made by tho Green Star line. stated that no price reductions could be made without congressional authority E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10
JOE RAY HALTED BY
 HEAVY, MUDDY TRACK

Toronto, October 9.-A muddy track retarded Joie Ray of Chicago in hls attempt to lower the worlds record for one mile of four minutes 12 S-5 seconds. set by Norman s. Taber in 1915. Ray ran in the slow time of four minutes, fl 4-5 seconds. He will make another attempt Mon day.