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The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31

The splendid cooperation on the
part of our League members is mani
fest in the reports of our organizers,
telling how the farmers are entertain
ing the organizer in their home, there
by reducing the expense of the organ
izer in saving him the hotel bills and
consequent consumption of gas in 60
ing to town or city for his lodging.
This enables us to keep more organ
izers in the field.
The farmers of this state are watch
ing with great interest the noble fight
being waged by our brother farmers
of North Dakota against the reaction
ary forces in the recall contest in their
state. The friendly attitude of the CO.
operative farmers organizations in
this state as well as organized labor
is a source of great encouragement to
the League movement in Colorado.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31
WASHINGTON
BY THE STATE MANAGER

~ NE of our organization teams
A expects to finish Whatcom
V y county this week and move"
down into Skagit county,
The preliminary work in Snohomish
county has also been done and the
work of lining up new and old men,
bers will begin soon. The work on the
east side of the mountains has been
delayed on account of the illness of
c. j. Pinger, but we hope to get it
started during the coming week.
The state committee failed to hold
it's meeting scheduled in Yakima, ow-
ing to the illness of one of the men,
bers and the unavoidable absence of
another. A. G. Jansen, the commit
tee member from Adams county, has
sent in his resignation owing to press
of personal matters, which made it
impossible for him to spare the neces-
sary time just now to give to League
matters. Our members will all regret
this as Mr.. Jansen has been a faith
full worker on the committee.
Thomas Gibson, a member from
Snake River, visited our office last week
and took home with him an organizers
outfit and will work in his home coun-
ty, Franklin. We are anxious to hear
from more farmers who will take UP
the organization work, for this win
ter at least. Remember, we pay the
same commission as our regular or
ganizers receive. Send in your notice
that you are ready for work to COB
Rookery building, Spokane.
The work in the field is progressing
nicely. Our enrolments for Septem-
ber were 40 per cent greater than dur
ing August. Let every member boost
and we will soon be doing the greatest
work we have ever done in the state
OF Washington. We are having many
inquiries from men who will get into
the field organizing during the next
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31

of farmers have mortgages on their farms. Many
of these mortgages expire around the first of
the year. The mortgage loan companies are ask
ing around per cent for renewals and in many
cases per cent, and then top Of this bstering
commission. The federal reserve banks could stop
this whole process by supplying money for these
renewals If the reserve banks can not perform
this urgently needed service, they ought to be sunk
in the middle of the The renewal of these farm
mortgages at rate that will permit the farmers
to live is just the most needed service to be
performed in this great nation. If these mortgages
could be renewed at fair rate of interest, that
would change the existing bad state of mind of the
farmer. It would put the farmer in the market
again and that would start the wheels of the fac
tories going. Renewing these mortgages at de-
cent rate of interest will do good than thou
sand unemployed conferences" conducted by Mr..
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31

Hoover at Washington Now, wonder what the
farmers Of North Dakota are going to do in the
call election. The farmers of North Dakota have
bank through which they may renew their farm
mortgages at per cent. I understand that the
bank has now succeeded in selling it's bonds and
will be in condition to give more help to the
farmers of North Dakota. am wondering if the
North Dakota farmers will prove themselves such
consummate asses as to help kill the North Dakota
bank
If they do-wel, I can't believe that they will
deliberately destroy their bank.
The farmers have scared the politicians and the
politicians have scared the federal reserve bank
officials Having accomplished this, let not rest
on arms This is the time to fight harder.
am grateful that my series Of articles have done
good. Since the publication of this series in
the Leader; other farm papers have taken up the
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31
in s II AreDo
What the Organizers
Are Doing Everywhere

to certify the purity of the wheat Thomas secured
the agents removal through the political influence
of Dr. Bryan and Dean Iddings, state heads of the
county agent department. The removal of County
Agent Smith under such circumstances has produc-
ed resentment all over the state.
Canyon county farmers recently felt the lash of
the Republican machine. Hundreds of them petit
toned to have the county AGENT Mccall, retained.
County commissioners bowed to the dictators of
the Republican machine and removed him. The
paign to raise funds to retain him.
Many Farm Bureau farmers, who few months
ago said the farmers should not go into politics,
have completely revised their position All in all,
the League campaign for reorganization work in
r. Idaho is more favorable this fall than
at any time in the Leagues history.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31

fight. Some Of the better financial papers have also
helped. Business men, realizing that they too are
being crushed by high interest rates, also tax
ing hand in the fight.
I note that those powerful papers founded by
James NJ Pierce and now conducted by his son
Dante Pierce have opened their batteries on the
enemy. These papers are the Iowa Homestead, the
Wisconsin Farmer and the Southwest Farmer
They published at Des Moines Iowa, and circu-
late to the extent of 100000 five six states
Some daily papers have also been putting in some
good blows all along the line, as for example, the
Chicago Tribune. .,.r...-.-a.
Our great middle West is slowly coming to life
and serving notice on Wall street that we propose
to move the seat of government from the city of
New York.
Let us keep courage and our fighting spirit.
We are making progress.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31
IDAHO I
BY THE STATE MANAGER

TW0HE organizers, in their work
= over Idaho, report an unusual
amount of interest in the Non
partisan league. Farmers who
last year could not be approached by
any League man are away ahead of
their economic position last year and
ready to join the League. The potato
gamblers, through some hook or crook,
got wind of the shortage in the potato
crop month before the farmers had
heard of it and contracted for over SO
per cent of the spud crop at less than
81 a hundred pounds. The state COM
missioner Of agriculture, when con-
fronted with the breakdown in his de-
partment, had no defense. Farmers
are mighty indignant at this ineffi-
cheney of the department and are writ
ing to the governor to remove Miles
Cannon, the political head of the de-
partment. I
The sugar beet trust, having been
forced to go e50-50" on their profits
with the producers, refused this year
to pay for the beets~ when harvested,
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31

claiming that the farmers must wait at least year
for the returns. In this way they hope to break
down the producers and next year get the beets at
their own price,
The recent failure of four banks in in
northern Idaho, and several more banks in the
southern part, have put .quietus on fashy news
paper headlines telling Of North Dakota bank
failures.
POLITICAL GANG REMOVES
MAN FARMERS WANTED
Big business has entered into the Farm Bureau
with purpose to wreck it in Idaho. John Thomes,
banker and head of the Republican machine in this
state operates big grain elevator. Upon the
fusal of the county agent of his county, of Gooding
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31
COLORADO
BY THE STATE MANAGER

" YHE work in Colorado is now making prog
ress and the precinct organization plan is
meeting with favor among the farmers We
are greatly in need, however, of few more
good outstanding men to aid in forming locals
and developing the new organization plan in our
state ~
Our members loyal to their organization and
are ready to go. We have reduced expenses in
every possible way and our aim is efficiency in
every element of organization. Our plan of
receiving promissary notes instead of post-dated
checks is also meeting with the hearty approval of
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-31

Idaho is more favorable this fall tn;
at any time in the Leagues history.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13
4 An Egg-P reducing Mash.

As a result Of eight years feeding
tests at the United States department
of agriculture poultry yards at Belts
Vile, Nd, mash feed has been COM
pounded which gives uniform high
egg production. This mash, which has
been tested for three years, is made
of per cent bran, 4 per cent mid
dlings, 26 per cent meat scrap, and 66
per cent corn meal. In the expert
ments the hens were allowed to select
their own mash ingredients. This is
the proportion of those different feeds
which they ate during the year. Sew
eral pens Of 80 hens each, both of
Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds, have
averaged from 40 to 155 eggs apiece
while this mash was fed. While the
mash seems to be especially adapted for
Leghorns, it has given very good re-
suits with Reds; Wyandottes and
Plymouth Rocks were found to get too
fat on the ration and mash some
what lower in meat scrap has given
better results with these breeds. Both
the Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks
at Beltsville are large standard sized
fowls. The tendency to become over
fat on this mash probably would not
be found in smaller type Of Plym-
outh Rocks, such as is often found on
commercial poultry farms.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13

to figures compiled today BY the Min
nesota Farm Bureau federation. The
federation's figures are based on re-
ports sent in ny county farm bureaus
in the fifth statewide farm. labor sur
vey conducted by the organization this
year. The returns showing wages be-
ing paid in each county for various
classes of work indicate the following
average rates of pay for farm labor in
Minnesota: ',
General work-$34 month, for per.
manent help, and $1.98 day. :
Corn picking-41s to cents a BUSH
ell when unloading is done by hand,
and 3.8 a bushel when unloading is
done by elevator.
Potato Picking-48 cents a bushel
and $3.50 day.
Two months ago similar survey by
the federation showed that farmers
were paying an average Of Sal a
month for general farm work, and $45
for harvesting. In at least one-third
of the counties in Minnesota, fedora
ton officers said, farmers now are
paying less than 1914 average; of the
first 40 counties to report in the latest
survey, 16 declared $50 to be the pre-
vailing monthly wage, while four 9TH
ers set it as low as SIS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13
$500 IN JUNIOR
STOCK CONTESTS
Calves, Pigs and Lambs Fed by Boys
and, Girls Enter Final Live
stock Show, Nov. 16.
PRIZES AMOUNT TO 100000
Princeton Girl, Ella Neumann, to Ex'
hibit Prize Ayrshire Calf at
Show in South St. Paul.

Fifteen hundred boys and girls on
Minnesota farms have been feeding
baby 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
ISOLATION. The climax of their work
will come on November IT, when judg
ing will begin at the fourth annual
show at South St. Paul. The show
opens on November 16. The best ami
mails raised by the boys and girls OF
each county in six to eight months of
careful feeding have been selected
through local competition to enter the
final event of the year at the junior
livestock show, November 18, 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 contes-
tants.
In 1916 the Minnesota Livestock
Breeders association decided to devote
the major portion of it's income to pro-
noting the work of boys and girls
clubs and competitive junior shows.
There were only 35 animals at the
first state show; at the 1920 show
there were 120 beef calves alone, while
two boys from each Of Is counties ex-
hibited dairy calves, and 40 pigs from
40 counties and 40 lambs from 20 coun-
ties were entered. The 1921 show
will be the climax of years of work by
stockmen, club leaders, county agents
and the livestock breeders association.
Ella Neumann, who won first place
in the calf contest at our county fair,
is to exhibit her prize Ayrshire at the
show in South St. Paul.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13
MinneSOta's Famous Butter,

The rich state of Minnesota is
known in many parts of the effete
east as the land that produces the
finest creamery butter that ever
tickled the taste of the New York and
Bostonian epicure. Minnesota's CO.
operative creamery product commands
a premium price in the New York
market.
For the past two decades Minnesota
butter has been awarded many of the
best prizes for quality. Minnesota
carried off the grand prize for butter
at the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Two cups awarded by the international
dairy show have found a resting place
in this state, Minnesota buttermakers
have won a dozen annual prize ban
ners offered by the National Creamery
Buttermakers' association.
We hope to win honors again in the
coming national dairy show on the
state fair grounds October 8 to Is.
Minnesota as dairy state is attract
ing more attention each year. Our
cheese is already famous. Our butter
is in the premium class. The reason
for this fortunate situation is first,
the excellent quality of pasturage and
the care taken Of the thoroughbred
stock. Secondly, Minnesota farmers
bring the finest quality Of raw ma
terial to cheese factories and to the
cheesemakers and cooperative cream
healthy mixers. Thirdly, Minnesota
cheesmakers. and cooperative cream
cry buttermakers understand the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13
CALL FOR BUREAUS AID.
Federal Investigators Ask Federation
to Furnish Price Records for
Seven Years.

St. Paul, Oct. 13.--Congress has
called on the county farm bureaus of
Minnesota to help in it's nationwide
investigation of agricultural condi-
tons. Nearly every county farm bu-
reau in the state has been asked to
compile detailed record of the prices
farmers have had to pay for the neces-
sites Of life for the last seven years..
For comparison, the county bureaus
have been asked to prepare a similar
record of the prices farmers have re-
ceived for their crops each year since
1918.
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 both the members of the house
and senate, appointed to investigate
the cause of the farmers critical eco
nomic condition and to devise reme-
dies. The figures, when compiled and
presented to the congressman, will
show the results of the most extensive
statistical inquiry ever undertaken by
farmers organization, according to
farm bureau officers. The congress
sional commission has asked for rec
ords showing the price actually paid
by farmers for food, clothing, house
furnishings, tools and machinery, fer
tilizers and spraying material, seed,
feed, building material, fuel and light.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13
Potato Yield in Beltrami County,

Potato picking in Beltrami county is
progressing rapidly and will be fin
ished in two or three days if weather
conditions permit, according to Coun-
ty Agent Dvoracek. An average yield
of about 200 bushels per acre is ex-
pected for the county, Green Noun
tains, Russets and Cobblers are among
the most common varieties raised.
Farmers are unwise if they sell at
this time, Mr.. Dvoracek pointed out,
as the price is almost sure to advance
because of the shorta ge for the coun-
try as whole. The country will be
about so or 60 million bushels short of
the normal consumption and this
means that prices are bound to rise,
he declared.-Bemidji Sentinel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13

stechnic Of their art % thoroughly sss
Ignace Jan Paderewski understands
music. 15 .3 4 +. 5sst,s. .s4.5
With good land, good grass, good
silage. good cows, good cream and
good buttermakers, it is not surpris-
ing that Minnesota produces the best
butter in the world.-Fairmont Daily
Sentinel, = .,~.s< -.>.,:sl
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13

2ciation has sun cient membership now
70 begin operation, says Mr.. Mcclure,
but it's being organized and built to
serve all the creameries, and all will
be given an pportunity to join before
active operations are started. The di-.
rectors will meet October, IA to lay
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13

plans for organizing the different dis
tricts. District consisting 81 Chs.
ago, Isanti, Pine, Mile Laos and Kan
abec counties, has had suf icient mem
hership for some time to begin work.
Car lot shipments will be the first
project undertaken. II 49, =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13
200 Creameries Join.

More than third of the co-opera-
tive creameries of the state have al
ready taken membership in the Mime
sofa Cooperative Creameries associa-
ton, inc, according to A. J. Mcclure
in charge Of organization. The asso-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-13
MONTHLY FARM PAY is S34.
Potato Pickers Receiving on an Ave-
rage $3.50 per Day; Corn
Picked at 5 Cents.

St. Paul, Oct. 13.-Average monthly
wages being paid farm laborers have
declined 10 per cent since the begin
ming Of 1921 harvest season. according
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-18
Selmer High School Play.

The teachers and senior class
of the Selmer High School are
preparing the greatest play ever
attempted by local talent. They
are sparing no time and money
to make this the best entertain
ment ever given in Selmer. Now
if the people of Selmer and sur
rounding community appreciate
a good play they should patron
ize this one. The school pays a
royalty of $500 on this play
which proves it's merits. Every
parent and friend of the school
should boost this play and have
a record breaking" audience.
Proceeds of the play goes for
school benefit. No one realizes a
penny individual.
Let's all go and make the
school feel like their efforts are
appreciated. The date is We'd
nesday evening, November %,
at 7::30.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-18
Trantham Items.

We have a good school this
year. Miss Miriam Hanna is our
teacher.
Several of the young people
intended to go hickory nut hunt
ing last Sunday but were disap-
pointed on account Of the rain.
We had a few days good meet
ing the first of the week.
Miss Irma Browning from
Wenasoga, Miss, and Miss Vel
la Mitchell from Guys, have been
visiting Mrs. Walter Haynes.
They left for Memphis Sunday.
Claude Haynes from Mississ-
ippi has been visiting his broth
er, Walter Haynes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Basden,
of Decatur, Ala, are visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Bas-
den.
Mrs. Lille Capooth and child
rem spent the week end with her
father. Jim Haynes.
Charlie Maroney from Ramer,
is visiting his brother, Nose Ma
roney.
Floyd Mitchell of Guys, has
been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Maroney.
We are very glad to note the
Items" from our county agent.
Let's all cooperate with him and
surely his work will be of much
and lasting good.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-18

shoulder in matters of vital inn
portance pertaining to this coun-
try. In the conference going on
at Washington now, the eyes Of
this country as we'll as others
will be focused on Mr.. Hughes
Some Senators claim that if
Senator Tom Watkins, of Georg-
ia, does not prove his charges
that American soldiers were
hung and shot without a TRIAL
during the late war that he ought
to be expelled from the senate.
- In the race for a seat in the
u. S. Senate from Mississippi
oppears the name of a woman,
Mrs. Kearney, besides a Mr..
Stevenson, and ex-senator Var
deman- What do you think Of
a man who has been held up SO
much here Of late in Chicago
telling the hold-up men to please
let him alone any how until he
could get on his feet?- The
jury will be completed this week
at San Francisco, CAL, that will
try Roscoe Arbuckle, the movie
man, for the murder of Virginia
Rape, a movie actress Ger
many has told the Allies that
she cannot pay the next install
ment, which is due January Is,
l9Z2- deputy Warden Dlllard
at the main prison, Nashville,
was shot in the leg by one Of the
convicts A main street mer-
chant was murdered in his store
at Memphis Monday morning by
a negro, the negro usuing a
heavy railroad bolt The South
ern tist-convention is in SEES
SIGN at Nashville this week
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-18
Shady Grove.

The heaviest rain since August
fell here Sunday night, and the
continuous rain Sunday kept peo-
pie from attending church at
Gravelhill and Mt. Vernon.
S. L. Littlejohn Jr., and wife
of Kendrick, Miss, were recent
visitors in the home of his faith
err, and attended church at GRAY
chill Saturday.
Our school continues to pro-
gress nicely, with new scholars
coming in each week. The en-
rollment has now reached forty
six and othere yet to start. Ar
rangements to organize a basket
bail team are being made and
some lively games are expected
with our neighboring schools
during the winter.
M. C. Young is doing some
nice repair work on his home
near here. Malcolm is a hust-
Ter and is living on his farm
since he and Miss Rachel Ramer
were recently married. We wish
them much happiness while trav-
cling through life together.
w. ]. Mccoy and wife of GRAY
chill, spent a pleasant time with
his brother, J. w. Mccoy Mon
day. J. W., says he will try not
to disappoint anyone now, hav-
ing butchered a hog last week
that weighed 344 lbs.
]. B. Burress has been real sick
with bronchitis the past week.
Mrs. N. M. Gooch and Mrs. J.
w. Mccoy spent a pleasant eve
ming with Mrs. Mollie MCLEAN,
who has been sick with the chills
for several days. We are glad
to note that she is much better
at this writing.
Willie McMahan took a hard
chill last Friday while at the
Ramer gin with a bale of cotton.
He spent the night with his UNI
Gle, j. j. league, and left Satur-
day morning taking another chill
before reaching home.
Otto and Tee league and John
Goodrum visited Lislie and Won
ley Mccoy recently.
Miss Cassie Gooch, who has
been spending the week with her
aunt and grandmother, returned
to her home in Selmer Tuesday.
How many readers of the In
dependent are noting with inter-
est the articles, Talks to Farm
ers" by Capt. Peck? We think
they contain sound advice and
feel sure they are enjoyed by all
who might chance to read them.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-18
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends
for the kindness shown us in the
death and burial of our dear ba-
by. We especially thank you for
the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr.. AND MRS. BENNIE HURST.