davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02

represents the first decrease In farm
population since 1929.
The Bureau reported that 1.166, 900
persons left farms last year. and
that $4,000 moved to farms from
villages. towns and cities. But the
net migration off the farms was al
most entirely Offset by an excess Of
farm births over deaths; births were
estimated at 10000; deaths at 349,-
| 900.
The number Of births on farms
last year was the smallest, and the
number of deaths the largest in Is
years of Bureau records. The num-
ber of persons moving TO farms was
the second smallest during this per-
iod, and the number of persons
moving off farms also was the sec
ond smallest.
The Bureau said that with de-
crease in farm population there is a
reversal of the trend observed dur
ing the years 1930-35. when farm
population increased every year.
Since 1910 there have been several
periods when the farm population
reported decreases. From 1910 to
1918 there was a decrease which be-
came pronounced during the World
War. Following the war. farm pop
ulation increased until 1921.
Farm population decreased be-
tween 1922 and 1929, and at the be-
ginning of 1880 there were fewer
people on farms than there had been
at ony time since the World War.
From 1880 to 1886 farm population
increased somewhat. During the
past four years the number Of peo-
pie on farms has remained nearly
constant, changing by less than
100000 each year."
The figures reveal that the farm
population now is little less than the
peak figure of 32,076,960 persons re-
ported for 1910, but much larger
than the low of 30,169,000 persons
reported for 1880. The Bureau said
"The result of all the changes Of the
last % years is that the farm popu-
lation today Is about l per cent less
than in 1910"
Although the number OF persons
in the U. s. has increased by nearly |
40 per cent since 1910, the number |
of persons living on farms today is
less than 1t was in that year.
Since 1920, however, more people
have moved from farms than to
farms during every year except 1882.
The Bureau pointed out that the In
crease In farm population between |
1880 and 1885 was due more to the
fact that fewer people were moving
TO towns and cities than to any
great "back-to-the-land movement"
But with the resumption Of urban
opportunities In recent
years. there has been an increase In
net migration from farms. l
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02
Delay

"Such a delay as there has been in
getting a fortnight decision on gen.
eral iva power policy appears to
be the fault of the government.
which for months lodged .submis-
sion of the clear issue and has. only
recently shown interest in getting
one. Ever since May, 1886. the util-
ity companies have been using ev-
cry legal device to bring the broad
cause into court. Arthur Krock, in
the New York Times.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02
FISHERS DISTRICT
Near Greenwood

The Sunday school class OF Mrs
Eliza Smith will hold an ice cream
festival on the church lawn at Todds
| Chapel on Friday evening, July 16.
Come out and bring your friends
and help the girls all you can. There
will be home made ice cream and
cake. also Ice cold lemonade for
sale.
Several from here enjoyed the
Children's Day exercises In Farm
ington Church on Sunday evening.
The program was fine and the coll
lection of the morning and evening
service inclusive, netted $50.41.
The Ladies' Aid of Todd's Chapel
will meet with Mrs. George Zott on
Wednesday afternoon, July IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Edgell spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ely and family Of near
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Collision were
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Biddle
of Townsend on Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Rust and friend. Mr..
Dearmon, spent Saturday sight-see-
ing In Washington, d. C.. and Mount
Vernon, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Kratz spent the
weekend with relatiyee In Pennsyl-
vania.
David Morris is spending some
time WITH his brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Windsor Morris of Glenolden. Pa.
Miss Lois Todd, graduate nurse, Is
a patient in the Methodist Hospital
in Philadelphia.
Miss Beatrice Biddle OF Townsend
Is visiting with her great grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. 8. r. Collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lloyd and son
spent Sunday with Mrs. Ella Edgell
OF Greenwood
Don't forget Sunday school at
Todd's Chapel on Sunday morning |
at $3.50 a. m. Divine service at 1880
and the festival Friday evening,
July 16.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02
Ohio brings 6Oc to rs cents.
Potatoes In Good Demand

Potatoes In Good Demand
Low prices have brought active
consuming demand for potatoes. The
markets have held up about as well
as could be expected under the large
quantities that have been shipped
within the past few weeks. Daily
output often has been considerably
above 1000 carloads. Prices paid
growers at southern shipping points
often have been below usual esti-
mates of production cost. Sales of
sacked stock at southeastern ship
ping points ranged soc to $l.2O per
100 pounds in late June. Arkansas
and Oklahoma shipping points quot
ed Use to 90c. Northern markets re-
port jobbing sales at SLIPS to $1.75.
| California white varieties bring
Sl.60 to $2.25. A few old crop pota-
toes are still on sale at $3.50 to 50
but demand and also the supply Of
good stock are very limited at this
time of year.
Potato shippers have enjoyed a
wide distribution for available ship
m6nts. Active demand has prevented
accumulatiOns on track at most OF
the central markets and has helped
maintain the price range whenever
there was let-up in new shipments.
Possibly the worst of the market
rush of the early crop has been
passed. The earliest shipping states.
which were the only group having
crops far above the 5-year average,
are about through marketing.
The mid-seasOn states, mainly Vir-
ginia. Kansas, Missouri, and Mary
land have a crop about one-fourth
less than the five-year average, al
though it is larger by one-half COM
pared with the small production of
last season. This crop is in sec
tions where shipments are controll-
ed to some extent by organizations.
Prospect is for orderly shipments in
July, fairly well in line with the de-
mand and probably the market trend
will show more steadiness. The
heavy crop in North Carolina is
about two-thirds marketed and the
active potato movement from GEN.
trail California is decreasing rapidly.
Virginia shipments will make rapid
gains in July. and the Kaw Valley
and Orrick districts also will become
active. /
Melon Supply Moderate
Supplies of melons have been
moderate as yet, owing to lateness
of southern shipping sections. Prices
in northern markets range from 35c
to Csc and carlots in Florida sell at
$3.50 to $3.50. showing little change
from the preceding week. Western
started late but quality
has been unusually good and prices
fairly we'll maintained at $2.75 to
1925 per crate. The crop runs to
large sizes this season, owing to !
weather conditions.
Peach markets have been slowly |
although there have been
recoveries on the arrival of better
varieties. Southern Ear
ly Rose bring 75c to $3.50 per half
bushel in northern markets, and sell
around 81 in southern producing
sections.
The apple season is ending quietly
at steady prices from $3.50 to $2.25
per bushel basket. The new crop is
beginning to move from Tennessee.
Arkansas, Georgia. and other south
ern states, starting at fairly high
prices from $3.50 to $2.25 per bushel.
First arrivals are mostly small and
market quality irregular Apple
prospects appear good in nearly all
sections. Domestic demand is likely
o be fairly active but outlook for
lpple exports is uncertain.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02
PRODUCE MARKET NOTES

Fruit and vegetable shipments arr
moving at about the same rate, or
little heavier than for the week be
fore or for the same week a veal
ago. Potato output fell back about
1000 cars the third week OF June
but was still $40 per cent larger thar
year ago, and about in line will
the increase In production OF the
mid-season crop, reports the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics.
The let-up in potato movement
was Offset by heavy gains for wes-
tern and southern fruits and a few
of the vegetables. Demand is good
for melons, fruits, berries, and to-
matoes during spells Of hot weather,
but trade was retarded In some mar
kets by cool, rainy periods.
Price trend continues weak, but
declines are less general and less
rapid than during the first part OF
the month. Good weather for truck
crops In the East has increased To-
cal competition and carlot ship
ments also seem likely to continue
heavy, because of reported increase
OF at least 10 per cent In mid-sea-
son production of truck crops.
Prices as compared with a year
ago are about the same for melons.
peaches. peas, and cantaloupe. To-
matoes, carrots, corn, beans, and on
ions, are higher than last season.
Potatoes have been selling at one
third to one-half the prices prevail
ing In late June last year. and pota-
toes have been the weakest market
feature for the past month or two,
but were showing more resistance TO
decline during the last week Of June,
owing mainly to a let-up in south
western and southcentral shipments.
Onions Fairly Steady
Southern and western yellow on
ions are selling at fairly steady
prices around 81 per SO pounds in
central markets, although a weaker
trend was developing in late June In
some midwestern cities under in
creasing arrivals from north Texas.
Carlots of California White Wax on
ions continue to show some decay
and some lots have been abandoned
to the railroads on account of the
condition of the stock. California
yellow onions from the Stockton
district have been selling at Chicago
at about 81 per SO pounds.
Lettuce In Liberal Supply
Slow demand for carlot of lettuce,
owing to liberal receipts OF home
grown stock In nearly all OF the i'm
portant consuming centers. has pre-
vented the lettuce market from re-
covering much from the severe de-
clines of May and June. Prevailing |
jobbifg prices for California stock I
is S2.75 to $3.50 a crate and for
s2.75 to 50. Carlot
shipments from Colorado are begin
ming.
Celery markets are firm at "a to
$3.50 per crate. Carrots are down
from the top prices OF
last month, but still sell at high
levels for the time OF year at 81 TO
$3.50 per crate for western punched
stock and So to $3.50 a bushel for
the last of the old crop carrots.
Southern beans and western peas
sell mostly at 81 to So a bushel.
tomatoes are down CSC or
more at 81 to SO a bushel in central
markets.
Cabbage shipments continue at the
rate of about so cars daily, mainly
from Tennessee. Many eastern mar
xcts are supplied with Virginia
stock by train and truckload. and
his cabbage still sells at low prices
soc to 6Oc per hamper In
yew York and Philadelphia. Some
arger stock from Pennsylvania and
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02

That feed prices advanced Is
shown by the report which states
that the cost Of feed In a poultry
ration, which normally shows little
price fiuctuation at this time OF year,
increased from the high level Of
$1.s6 per 100 pounds on March is,
1887, to $2.14 on April is. The April
Is feed price was SIS per cent high
er than the 10-year average t1910-
1910 price for April; "a per cent
higher than the April average for
the years 192l-1930. and the highest
April average since the war years,
1917-1920.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02
STATE FARMERS GET
GOOD EGG PRICES
TContinHed from First Psgel

C0HEInAea from FSfsE Fa8FI
we're bringing 20.3 cents per pound.
average, on April Is, while the aver
age price for the entire country was
15.2 cents per pound and for Mary
land was 1873 cents per pound.
Prices received for eggs we're 3.2
cents per dozen higher on April is
than ON the corresponding date last
year but were slightly lower than
the previous month. A table showing
comparative prices for both poultry
and eggs. follows:
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lekites and
family spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Grey and
daughter.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02

April
Average
1910 April is Feb. is Mar is April is
1914 1886 1887 1887 1887
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02
600

A farm population of 31.729.000
persons as of January /, 1897, WAS
estimated this week by the Bureau
of Agricultural Economies. compar-
ed with 31.S09.000 on January l..
1886. The net loss of $4,000 persons
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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND DISTRICT, NOME, ALASKA. NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 FOR PATENT
 Mineral Survey No. 1884
 Mineral Entry No. 0932

Notice is hereby given that Un- ited States Smelling Refining and Mining Company, a Maine cor poratien, by and through its at torney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford, whose post office address is Nome, Alaska, has made application for United States Patent for the Won der Fraction No. 1 and Wonder Fraction No. 2 Placer Mining Claims situated on Wonder Creek, a tributary of Center Creek, in the Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alas ka, and designated as United States Mineral Survey No. 1884 and particularly described in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office as follows:
 Wonder Fraction No l
 Magnetic variations IT deg. co min. to IT deg. 45 min. E.
 Beginning at Cor. No. l of Won- der Fraction No. 1 Placer, esta- blished on line 2-3 Survey No. 444, Lillian Association Placer, a fir post AZ in. long, 4 in. square, IS in. in the ground, in an earth mound 24 in. base, marked WE LIVE -2-3-l884, for this survey, and from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. 77 deg. "A min E.. 5,289.66 it. Anvil Rock bears N. 13 deg. 3l min. 30 sec. E, then ce S. l9 deg. % min. w. 143.8 it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 6, Survey 1155, Linda Association Group Placer, a fir post 4 in. square, 30 in. above ground, marked WF-1-2-WF-2-2- 1884 for this survey, thence N. 58 deg. 54 min. W. 659.3 1t. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 4, Survey No. 1861, No. 6 Below Discovery Placer, fir post 4 in. square 30 in. above ground, mark ed WF-1-3-1884 for this survey, thence N. 65 deg. 35 min. w. 547. 6 ft. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 5 Survey No. 1861, No. 6 First Tier Bench on the Right Limit Wonder Creek Placer, fir post 4 in. square, 30 in. above ground, marked WF-l-4-1884 for this survey, thence s. 68 deg. AT min. E. 1902 if. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning, contain ing an area of 1.481 acres.
 Wonder Fraction No. 2
 Magnetic variations IF deg. co
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29
RELIEF TO BE ISSUE IN NEXT CONGRESS-
By Preston Grover

WASHINGTON, Sept. B, - That old relief headache has bob bed up again on capitol hill and seems to be digging in to wei come the congress back in Jan uary.
 Congress and the relief prob lem were a little like the cranky mountaineer who peered out his cabin door at the mob of young sters in the yard and shouted:
 Those O you belong t me, get in the house. And those O you don't, git on home"
 Congress was just that confus- ed as father to the unemployed although it shoveled billions down the chute to them in the Last four years.
 Actually, the unemployed have never been defined. They were suh a hungry lot in 1883 there was not time to do it, anc it hasn't been done yet.
 Is a widow who makes $4 z week embroidering doilies a home unemployed if she can feed her brood on that S4. Is { youngster who was graduated 1T 1885 and never found a job un. employed? How unemployed is ( man who gets S200 a year from {
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND DISTRICT NOME, ALASKA NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT
 Mineral Survey No. 1889
 Mineral Entry No. 0929

Notice is 3>reby given that Un- ited States Smelling Refining and Mining Company, Maine cor poration, by and through it's at torney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford, whose post office address is Nome, Alaska, has made application for United States Patent for the Pearl Bench Placer Mining Claim situated on the Left Limit of Cooper Gulch, tributary of Lit tie Creek, in the Cape Nome Min ing District and Precinct Terri tory of Alaska, and designated as United States Mineral Survey No. 1889 and particularly described in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said land office as follows:
 Magnetic variations of l8 deg. Is min. to l8 deg. 45 min. E.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the Pearl Bench Placer, which is id entical with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 759, Gadfly Placer, a fir post 4 in. square, 30 in. above ground, and marked PB-1-1889 for this survey, from whence U.S.L.M No. Il bears s 3 deg. 18 min. E. 7,574.5 it. The E. end of Anvil Rock bears N, "A deg. O8 min. w.; thence N. 83 deg. A min. w. l. 2933 ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. l, Survey 759, Cad fly Placer, fir post 4 in. squere 36 in. above ground, marked PB- 2-1889 for this survey; thence N 12 deg. Al min. E. 661.5 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor No. 5, survey No. 1193, No. 4 Be low Placer, fir post 4 in. squars 24 in. above ground, marked PB- 3-1889, for this survey; thence S 75 deg. 43 min. E. 1,189.1 ft. tc Cor. No. 4, a fir post 48 in. long 4 in. square, set "A in. in ground in mound of earth and stone marked PB-4-1889; thence s. deg. 22 min. w. 1925 it. to Cor No. 1 and place of beginning, con taining an area of 16.31O acres.
 The adjoining claims are: or LIlC IlOAsA NAoA4C AdCCI, OIlSuIVCy' ed, and other claims unknown and unsurveyed; on the east XYz Placer, unsurveyed; on the soutt Survey No. 759, Gadfly Placer on the west Survey No. 1193, No Below Placer.
 The location certificate for saic mining claim is recorded in vol ume I'll, at page 470 of the re. cords of location of the Cap< Nome Mining District and Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska.
 The mineral monument to whicf this claim is tied is described a! follows:
 U.S.L.M. No. II is a first pos 6 in. square, 2 1t. above ground firmly set in a mound of stone 3l in. high, 60 in. base, marked U s. L. M. No. II and is situated or the ridge between Holyoke ane Bourbon Creeks, 70 it. E. of tht Bessie road in Lat. GA deg. 32 min N. Long. 165 deg. p min. w.
 Dated July 26th, 1887.
 ALMER RYDEEN, Register
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min. to l7 deg. 45 min. E.

min. to F deg. 45 min. E.
 Beginning at Cor. No. l of the Wonder Fraction No. ? Placer, identical with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 444, Lillian Association Plac- CT, a fir post 4 in. square, "A in. above ground, in an earth mound 12 in. high, marked WF-2-l-l884 for this survey and from whence U. S. L. M. No. II bears N. 70 deg. g min. E. 4502.1 it. Anvil Rock bears N. 9 deg. 10 min. E., then ce N. " deg. 06 min. w. 993.0 it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 2 Wonder Fraction No. 1 Placer of this survey, and pre- viously described, thence N. l9 deg. 0O min. E. 143.8 fit. to Cor. No. 3, which is identical with Cor. No. l Wonder Fraction No. 1 of this survey previously des- cribed, thence s. 68 deg. A min. E. 988.5 fl. to Cor. No. and place of beginning, containing an area of 1880 acres.
 The adjoining claims are: on the north Survey No. 444, Lillian Association Placer; on the east Survey No. 1883, Florence Asso- ciation Placer and Survey No. ll55 Linda Association Group Placer; on the south Survey No. 1l55, Linda Association Group Placer, Survey No. 1885, Wonder Fraction No. 3 Placer, Survey No. 1861, No. 6 Below Discovery Plac- CT, and Survey No. 1861, No. 6 First Tier Bench on Right Limit Wonder Creek Placer; on the west Survey No. l127, Tundra Lakes Association Placer. The conflicting claims are Justice Placer Claim, survey No. 583, claimant unknown.
 The location certificates for said mining claims are recorded in the office of the recorder of the Cape Nome Mining District, Territory of Alaska, in volume POS, pages 416 and AT of the re- cords of locations of said district.
 The mineral monument to which these claims are tied is des- cribed as follows:
 U. s. L. M. No. II is a Ar post 6 in. square, 2 it. above ground, firmly set in a mound of stone 30 in. high, 80 in. base, marked U. s. L. M. No. II and is situated on the ridge between Holyoke and Bourbon Creek 70 it. E. of the Bessie road in Lat. GA deg. g min. N. Long. 165 deg. p min. W.
 Dated the 5th day of Aug ust, 1887.
 ALMER RYDEEN
 Register First Publication Aug. 6, 1887. Last Publication October 6, 1887.
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

canning factory, but cant make it stretch the whole 12 months, and can't find another job.
 It's Nothing New
 In the year ending June 30th, WPA spent Sl ,899,O69, l66 on jobs for l,656,533 people. More mill ions poured through the social security sieve to poverty-strick- en blind, aged and children. Still more millions are keeping the CCC boys off the rattlers.
 Yet every congressman's mail had pleas from people who could nit find any government cash register open to them, and could Tt find job.
 To make matters more compli- cated, Senator Harry Byrd of Vir- ginia kept loudly demanded a balanced budget.
 There was a faint hope on the hill that maybe relief bills could be cut if the relief program could be reduced to a simple system. 1 Tn the last few weeks of the ses- sion several efforts in that dir ection bobbed up to remind con- gress that the poor, ye have all ways with you"
 Census of Unemployed
 Just a few weeks ago the new ly named Associate Justice Hugo L. Black pushed through the sen ate a bill to take a census of the unemployed. He wanted it lon
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-29
or before April 1, 1888. It is esti. mated the census would cost S5,.

"0sVu thC VCiASuS "VuAu NOcs %o, 900, 900.
 Immediately Gen. Hugh S. John son, who engineered the war draft denounced the plan as clumsy, and needlessly expensive. He wanted all relief cases to regist- CT on a given day.
 Then Johnson's arugment was popped by trained relief work CTS. They say some people would register at four or five different places just to be sure they got relief.
 There were other congression- al eruptions of the problem. In the House, Representative Maury Maverick of Texas rounded up % others to sponsor a bill asking for an unemployment commits sion to investigate the whole sub- ject of destitution and to report back when congress meets again.
 In the senate an unemployment investigating committee plans to hold hearings in the fall. They will report when congress con- venes again.
 As result, the congressional b bill-of-fare for 1888 bids fair to dish up relief. And with the 19- 38 elections around the corner, that may look to congressman like a sensible diet.