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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13
Marketing Condition Of
Wheat Very Important
Minnesota Wheat Pool President
Makes Timely Suggestions for
Proper Care of Crop

The Northwest has an unusual
ly good quality small grain
crop this year, according to Geo.
M. johnson, President of the Min
nesota Wheat Growers, and a lead
ing farmer of Elbow Lake, Mime
sofa.
''But along with this good CROP"
said Mr.. Johnson, "the farmer
needs to watch the marketing end.
This year wheat especially ripened
unevenly. Much of it was cut on
the green side. Some of it was
and is being threshed before the
moisture content of the kernel was
below the danger point. Wheat
with too much moisture is likely to
heat, and if not cared for, will bin
burn"
Wheat with even less than this
amount of moisture goes through
what we farmers call a sweat.
Whether ones wheat is marketed
direct from the machine or is de-
livered from the bin during the
sweat period, the surplus moisture
shows up in the lowering of the
protein test upon which the millers
buy their hard spring wheat. Since
the premium on fifteen percent
protein is now ranging as high as
forty cents per bushel, or about
eight cents for each percent over
normal, the effect of cut in pro-
tein test due to moisture is mighty
hard on the farmers pocketbook. "
'sHere are a few suggestions:
1. Don't thresh your grain until
it is dry.
2. If it is damp when thresh-
ed, put ventilators made out of
boards nailed together through the
grain in the bin.
8. Don't market until your grain
is Fbone-dry'."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13
SIX AUCTION SALES
| LISTED FOR WEEK
Several High Grade Holsteins and
Other Well Bred Cows Offered
Bargains in Machinery
ONE SALE EACH DAY
Herald Offers Excellent Service at
Reasonable Price-Big Crowds
Result From Advertising

Auctioneer r. R. belong is at
present one of the busiest men in
Stearns county, the reason being
that he has an auction sale for
every day during the coming
week, besides having cried four
during the present week.
Most of the auction sales in this
community have drawn fair
crowds, while some of them, es-
peciaIly the Shines sale, were very
largely attended, and good prices
were the result.
In this weeks Herald those in
terested in auctions will find the
advertisements of five farmers,
who are planning sales for the
coming week. This is probably the
largest number of sale ads ever APP
pearing in this great family journ-
al in one week.
The first of these sales will be
held on Monday, September II,
when r. j. Shaner will dispose of
all of his cattle and other person
al property. Mr.. Shaner's place is
located miles north of this city
on Highway No. 4, and the sale will
commence at 1920.
N. V. Parkinson will also hold
an auction on his farm in Kandota
township, Sec. 10, 5 u miles north
west of Sank Centre, on Tuesday,
Sept. Is, commencing at 1000
a. m. sharp. He has % high grade
Holsteins, besides a large number
of other farm animals and articles
listed for sale.
Otto johnson, living 21a miles
northeast of the Grove Lake store
and IA miles southwest of Sank
Centre, will sell ID head of cattle,
5 head of horses, pigs, poultry,
hay, grain, large amount of farm
machinery and household goods at
public auction Wednesday, Sept.
10. The sale will start at 1000 a.
m. and a free lunch will be served
at noon.
A. f. Bosshardt, who resides 5
miles north of Sank Centre, will
hold his auction on Thursday,
oSPe' Nv, commencing dI IV.UO d.
m. Mr.. Bosshardt has Is high
grade Holstein cows which will be
offered on the auction block, be-
sides many other farm animals and
a Large amount of good farm ma
chinery.
Sandy Simpson, living on the
old Chas. Gray farm, 8 miles
southwest of Sank Centre and 5 u
miles southeast of Westport, will
hold his sale on Friday, Sept. FL,
beginning at 1880 a. m. He has
a large list of dairy cows, hogs,
poultry, horses, hay, grain and
farm machinery. 1t will pay you
to read these advertisements.
Art Dubeau will also hold a
sale Saturday, Sept. %.
The Herald offers excellent SER
vice in advertising your sale and
we believe that the high quality of
the bills we print and the results
obtained through an ad in our pa
per are in no small way response
BILE for the success of the sales
held in this community this year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13

signs or posters advertising any
body or anything may be put up
on the right-of-way OF any state or
local highway. The State highway
department will take down any
signs erected on the state high
ways, and many counties are en-
forcing the law strictly on the
county highways. The state traffic
act also prohibits placing any
signs or stickers on the windshield,
rear window or front side windows
of any automobile. This was en-
acted because the old practice OF
putting candidates pictures and
other advertising matter in the
car windows obscured the vision
and caused accidents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13

buckets of water; gathered Z wag-
on loads of corn; pulled 475 bund-
les of fodder; walked 1000 miles; ;
shook hands $3.50 times; told TO-
001 lies and talked enough to make
10000 volumes; attended 26 re-
vival services; was baptized four
times by immersion and twice some
other ways; contributed $50 to for
eign missions; made love to nine
grass widows and got dogbit 80
times and then got defeated"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13
Work Started on Recreation
Book for 1929 by Secretary
10000 Lakes Association Sending
Out Questionaires for Material
to be Used

Questionaires are being sent to
towns throughout the state by the
Ten Thousand Lakes Association
for information to be included in
the 1929 edition of Recreation
Days, a booklet which is published
annually setting forth the scenic
attractions of the state as well as
to tell the industrial and agricul-
tural opportunities of the various
communities.
Every city and village in the
state with 500 or more population
will receive a QUESTIONABLE which
when filled out and returned will
give the Lakes association the in
formation needed for the booklet.
The questionnaires will be sent
to commercial club secretaries
whenever possible. AT other places
they will go to postmasters, news
papers or individuals with whom
the association has contact. Every
effort will be made to gather COM
|plete and authentic information
concerning every community in
the state and it is the hope of
officers of the organization that
those to whom questionaires are
sent will cooperate to the fullest
extent to see that their communi-
ties are properly represented. Be
cause of delay on the part of some
communities in getting their ques-
tionaires back in 1928 edition was
delayed. Next year, according to
II. C. Hotaling, executive secre-
tary, the book will go to press at a
given time and those who delay
their reports may lose the publicity
offered.
Recreation Days according to
Mr.. Hotaling is one of the most
valuable booklets ever compiled tic
Advertise Minnesota. 1t contains
Iwriteups of towns and gives com
lplete information concerning re.
sorts. It describes all the state
parks and forests as well as ma
tional forests. 1t contains com.
plete road log of the state trunk
highway system, information con
corning traffic regulations, con
lservation laws and other data val
liable to tourists.
1t is placed in information bur
eaus throughout the central par
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13
"Lost four months and 20 days

Lost Tour months and 70 days
canvassing, lost 1890 hours Of
sleep thinking about the election,
lost 40 acres of corn and a whole
lot of sweet potatoes, lost two front
teeth and a lot of hair in person
=al encounter with an opponent; do
mated one beef, four shoats and five
sheep to barbecues; gave away two
pairs of suspenders, five calico
dresses, five dolls and 13 baby rat
tiers, kissed 126 babies; kindled ID
kitchen fires; put up eight stoves
cut Ia cords of wood; carried "a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13
A STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN

Now that the campaign is warm
ing up, it may be as good time as
any to republish the experience Of
an Arkansas candidate for sheriff
which has been "going the rounds
of the press" for several years.
The story has gathered various
and sundry additions in its march
down the corridors of time, the lat
est version being as follows:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-09-13
POLITICAL POSTERS

The state law against advertis-
ing signs on the highways applies
to political posters and not only to
commercial advertising, a State
Highway bulletin reminds us. No
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
INSTALL new
BOOK SYSTEM
City Light and Water
Department Quits
Old Methods

The most up-to-date simplified me-
chanical bookkeeping obtainable has
been placed in the city light and
water offices in city hall.
A group of meter reading books
with numbers running from 1 TO
14.007, which includes numbers even
for vacant lots in all additions. have
been installed and each numbered
page has space for two years meter
readings.
Heretofore. according 10 z. NJ.
Schloss, chief clerk. the city has been
forced to reminder their meter
books due to the fact that they were
only made to cover one year.
"By not having to reminder each
years accounts Schloss said, "the
work in the office is cut more than
half"
The department will also use a
three stub bill, the office stub do
ing away with the system Of keep
ing a ledger sheet.
The price saved on legder sheets
alone will more than repay the city
for the expense Of putting IN the new
system" he said.
In order TO hold the meter reader
sheets. the city has purchased ~
all metal binders which are consid-
cred the finest purchaseable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
Fruit Shipments
Exceed Those of
The 1927 Season

The Missouri Pacific Lines have
moved IA cars of citrus fruit 70
date. according to the first report on
season shipments issued by that
company. Shipments from the Valley
to the same date last year were So
cars.
The shipments include IL cars OF
mixed fruit. 80 OF grapefruit and z
Of oranges. Following are the ship
ments from the various loading sta
tons: Harlingen 2. San Benito z,
Brownsville /. Stuart Place s. La
Feria IL, Mercedes IL, Wesla-o 2,
Donna 4. Alamo z, Val Verde q,
Pharr !, McAllen 6, Mission /. Sha-
ryland 8.
Shippers report the fruit improv-
ing rapidly in both quality and sizes
and the shipments will increase in
volume until the peak Is attained IA
December, IL was said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

which have proved 50 costly TO VAL
ley fruit growers end which have re-
suited in tremendous wastage of wa
ter and damage to valuable land"
Most Of the systems constructed In
the Valley have utilized IL or IA
inch concrete pipe. with Z or 6-inch
outlet hydrants placed in line with
each tree row. From these hydrants
the water is carried in burrows sew
cral hundred feet. and the flow can
be gagged at the hydrants. Four
TO six burrows are generally used.
The system eliminates the danger OF
scalding trees; and also removes the
menance of canal seepage. which
grove owners have found a serious
problem.
Practically all new irrigation dis
tricts are concreting their canals"
Bennett said. land this concreting
will be carried to the distribution
systems, especially where the water
is used for irrigation Of citrus fruit
orchards. The time is coming, in
the not far distant future. when
practically all irrigation water in the
Valley will be carried through eon-
crete and the distribution in or
chards made through pipe systems,
CONTINUED on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

OF McAllen. who has piped 10 acres;
Al Parker of La Feria, who has
pipe irrigation on 100 acres which
is being. planted TO citrus: W. Il.
Scott Of La Feria. who ias 20
acres. and &. II. Tyrell Of Browns
Vile, whose acreage in Los Ebanos
Is being placed under pipe irriga-
ton.
Several thousand acres have been
brought under pipe irrigation in the
Valley the past year." Bennett said.
Sentiment in favor OF these systems
Is gaining momentum daily. and /
know at least a dozen prominent
Valley growers who have investi-
gated the California systems in the
past wear and returned convinced
that pipe irrigation il necessary to
assure maximum production in VAL
ley groves. They consider il as es-
Sential as the concreting of irriga-
ton canals.
Under the pipe system irrigation
water can be applied in such guam
titles AZ needed. and can be applied
whenever and wherever necessary,
the irrigator maintaining an abso-
lutely accurate check on the volume
Of water. II completely eliminates
the old haphaZard irrigation methods
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

might be attacked and il would be
the height of practical folly to per-
NIT a tariff fight in congress on the
eve Of a presidential election. They
flatly refused 10 extend Valley grow
ers the relief demanded. and made
no attempt to conceal the fact that
the refusal was based upon practi-
cal ex~pediency.
With congress unwilling TO act and
a tariff commission powerIess to
grant relief. Lower Rio Grande Val
lev farmers will be compelled. in
the event the republicans retain
control and maintain the policies
outlined By Herbert Hoover, TO wait
indefinitely for relief.
Meets Valleys Needs
The program outlined BY Governor
Smith is designed to meet such stu
ations as the Valley presents. A
tariff commission with broad pow
ers. such as the Interstate Commerce
Commission or the Federal Reserve
Board possesses. could and would
almost Immediately remedy such
conditions as confront the Valley in
relation TO foreign competition. Like
NhN AHNciSbdIe commerce 1OmmlS-
sion. the tariff commission proposed
bv Smith would be n non-politicaI
body. empowered to act promptly.
The American people would never
think of restoring to congress the
full W of railroad freight rate
making. They are we'll satisfied
with the work Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. and they realize
that without this commission rate
making would be the same as tariff
"tinkering'-controlled by political
clidues. as il was previous to the
creation of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The Lower Rio Grande Valleys
future depends 70 n great extent
Dor adoption Of the tariff program
outlined bv Governor Smith. Maxi
mum profits from the highly spe-
cialized agricultural production Of
this section can never be attained
until the growers are granted some
Of protection. and that pro-
lection can not be scientifically adj
justed so long as the tariff is util-
ized by politicians and political par
ties as an instrument with which to
reward or punish.
HARRY l.. SEXTON.
Brownsville. Tex.
Oct. 81. 1925.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

ments from Egypt and Spain which
were being dumped on the eastern
markets at prices lower than the
freight rates from the Valley to New
York. The tariff commission IL still
investigating, and though Congress
man Garner has repeatedly spurred
them to greater efforts no recon-
mendation has been made. And n
such recommendation were made and
accepted by the president, the in
crease would be wholly inadequate 20
protect the growers, due TO the fact
the existing tariff cannot be in
creased more than so per cent ex-
cept by congressional action.
During the past two years the Val
ley has made n similar fight for an
increase IN the tomato tariff, the OBJ
Ject being to secure some measure Of
protection against the cheap lands
and cheaper labor of Mexico. The
commission investigated. Four
months ~ a special committee from
the valley went to Washington,
where they were Joined BY similar
committees from Florida and Louis
lana, and plead for protection for
the tomato growers.
They found the commission in a
receptive frame Of mind. The COM
mission admitted the tomato growers
had been uniustly treated, that the
protection accorded was wholly in
adequate. The present rate is APP
proximately one-half cen per pound,
and a tariff Of 3 to 4 cents is need
ed. The committee pointed out that
II they recommended the maximum
increase. and the president accented
1t. the tariff rate would be raised
to three-fourths of n cent per
round and would be of no practical
value TO the tomato growers.
Must Wait for Congress
Valley growers must wait for con-
gress TO take action before they can
secure relief. and in the meantime
they are losing hundreds of thou
sands of dollars annually. Two
years ago the attention of congress
was called to this condition and an
effort made 70 secure relief at the
recent session. The edict of the re-
publican leaders was that no tariff
revision would be permitted during
a presidential year. In other words.
politics ruled. the republican lead
ers admitting that IL any effort were
&c be made to grant relief to Valley
growers the entire tariff structure
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
Packery Nearly
Complete; Will
Open on Nov, |

SAN BENITo. Oct. 27.-lnstalla-
zion of the complicated packing plant
machinery in the large plant Of the
Texas Citrus Fruit Exchange az San
Rcntio Is nearing completion. and
he plant will be opened for bus
mess Nov. I. Wednesday Of next
week. according to announcement
hero BY w. c. Allen. manager Of the
local plant.
All of the machinery and other
sopinment Is now on land, and the
oscillation work Is nearing compile
,;on. and the plant will be tuned up
.rd ready for operation by the mid
ale OF next week.
Citrus Is just beginning 70 move
s-om this section in larger quantl-
,;es and the plant will be m opera
,o;n bv the time there IS enough
sru;t 20 Justify its operation.
Tha exterior Of the building IS FIN
:.hed with the exception Of a few
officers Of the exchange recently
,;s;ted the plant. and we're we'll
rIeased with It.
members are preparing
,ha;r fruit to begin moving through
~ nlant here. and a big increase IN
s-htrmerts out Of San Benito Is eN-
.nr,ed Immediately after the open
&c Of the plant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
BY
PIPE SYSTEMS
IS INCREASING
Investigator Claims
Valley Systems SUI
perior to Those of
California

MERCEDES. Oct. 27-Better grades
Of concrete pipe are being used in
Lower Rio Grande Valley pipe irri-
cation systems and the systems are
being installed in n more scientific
manner than those Of California,
was the verdict Of VI. T.. Bennett.
Mercedes engineer. who recently
spent two months investigating pipe
irrigation on the west coast.
The quality of the concrete pine
available in the Valley is far super
Tor to that OF California" Bennett
said. "In addition. the Valley Irri-
cation systems r being installed
in n manner far superior to those
OF California. Many OF the Califor-
MIA systems ! saw under construc-
ton will require heavy expenditures
for maintenance. The contractors
paw more attention to the yardage
laid daily than to the manner in
which the pipe is laid. As a result.
these systems will not have the de-
gree Of permanence Of those now
being installed in the Valley"
Mr.. Bennett reported the compile
tion OF 81 pipe irrigation contracts
in the Valley IN the past year. stat
ing that the demand for pipe irriga-
tion is Increasing rapidly as orchard
lists familiarize themselves with its
economy and advantages.
II predict that within ten years 90
per cent Of the citrus trees Of the
Valley will be irrigated through pipe
systems. and that the Valley will be
further advanced in this class Of
irrigation than California" Bennett
said.
Among the growers who have in
stalled pine systems recently are T..
VI. Chandler Of Edinburg. landscape
engineer and florist. who has 40
acres under rire. Or. r. r.. Osborn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
Governor Smiths Tariff PROGRAM Means
TO Farmers of the Lower Rio Gyaude Valley

with broad powers. a commission
empowered to cope with emergencies
and which can, without delay, in
crease or reduce tariff rates to meet
the existing conditions. He proposes
that this commission be nol-political,
that its personnel be composed Of
men who have made an intensive
study of economic and financial con-
ditions throughout the world, and
who are in every way qualified to
solve the tariff problems. They
would not be swayed BY politics nor
sectionalism; their one duty being
10 equalize tariff benefits and give
TO every branch of industry adequate
protection against foreign competi-
tion.
Herbert Hoover has announced his
opposition 20 this program. He pro-
poses that the present status be
maintained; that changes in the
tariff schedules remain in the hands
of congress. Discussing Governor
Smiths tariff program, the repub-
lican candidate said: There il only
one commission to which delegation
Of that authority may be made. That
is the great commission Of their own
choosing, the congress and the presi-
dent"
The statem,.,t Of Herbert Hoover
is merely an echo Of those emanating
from republican leaders in 1906 when
the democrats and progressive repub-
licans demanded extension of the
interstate commission, and
that il be clother with broad powers
in all matters pertaining to freight
rates. And il is an echo of those
vigorous protests launched by the re-
publican leaders when the democrats
proposed establishment Of the Fed
eral resolve system, which has stab
ilized the national finances to a de-
gree no other nation enjoys.
How the Tariff Works
Lower Rio Grande farmers have
had ample evidence Of the gross in
CAPABILITIES of the present tariff and
the utter inadequacy of the laws I'M
der which the present tariff COM
mission operates. Ii is a commission
in name only, its only power being
to investigate and present recon-
mendations. To the president is del
egated the power to increase any
existing schedule 90 per cent in the
event the tariff commission so rec
ommends.
Four years ago the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley started a fight to in
crease the onion tariff. The growers
desired protection against the ship
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
FARM NEAR LASARA
cHANGES

psyMoNDvILLE. Oct. 27.-This
II a deal was consummated IN
~s;eb !. F. Nash. of Forgan, Okla.
nayired the 4o-acre farm home of
&c christian, near Lasara. The con-
.aarstion is said 70 have been
n,rd 5000 per acre. In addition.
'"h leased ESQ acres Of land in that
s;eiuity, and plans on farming dur
Inr the coming season on a large
Ns.b Is getting his machinery and
lament ready. and expects 10 inn
aardiately put his farm in condition
gor planting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
TO SAN ANTONIO

SAN JUAN. Oct. 27.-U. r.. Boehn-
Ike left Tuesday for San Antonio,
where he will supervise the making
Of the packing machinery at the
Alamo Iron Works. The machinery
as soon as completed, will be erected
and tested before it Is shipped 70
San Juan, where IL will be installed
in the new packing shed of the Rio
Grande Valley Vegetable Growers
Association. Mrs. Boehnke also &C
COMMANDED him.