The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 29, 1919, Page 12

ST L AT || U.S. ARMY TENTS 4| prices : i 1 i order or cashier’s check, no C. 0. D.’s | References: ) Minneapolis ; ADVERTISEMENTS 3 We, are_the largest army tent dealers ! in the United States. We have just received over 12 carloads and have suf- ficient supply to fill all orders. We offer them for sale at the following . LOT No. 1. 16x16 pyramid, 12-ounce duck, 8%-foot side wall. .Complete with poles; in perfect condition. - Colors white or khakx. each LOT No. 16x16, nymmld 12-ounce duck, 3%-:‘00'; side wall; good, but not in perfect con- dition, each . LOT No. 3. Regulatxon officer’s wall tents, each. 325-00 LOT No. 4. 9x15 flies. Fine for covers or tarpaulins, eay . ®, We ship goods exactly as advertised. Make orders out plainly, send money shipped. If ordered pmcel post, in- clude postage. First & Security National bank, Minneapolis ; Gateway State bank, American National bank a4 St. Paul. .|| Minnesota Army & Navy Supply Co. { 218 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Mlm_!. ““The largest army salvage dealers in the Northwest.” Bert Garrison, Urbann. 1m ssys made $800 extra profit in one on 40 acres of wheat, ,with a lm- plex Straw Spreader. l-'erllllze Your Soil Spread straw, prevent winter kill, sofl blow, “5 preserve moisture. Exmp ex ry. ‘wet or rotted straw or man- IIlaHme—onen 53 fnr themsalvcs un times ina yenr d v rite for free parti offer. SIMPLEX SI:REIDER MFG. 00. Traders Bidg. Kansas City, Mo. 725Cords aDay { H i ¢ } Easily Sawed By One Man. Easy tomove from cut to cut. Make big profits cutting wood. Cheap and easy to operate. OTTAWA [OG SAW Does 10 men’s work at one-tenth the cost. Makes work easy. Engine can also be used for running pumps and other machinery. Saw blade easfiyremo ed, Write for our low price. 10-Year Guarantee. Q Sell Your Timeothy, Cloversand Other Seeds to Us FOUR REASONS why you should: (1) We are close to you—easily reach- ed by telephone. (2) We have just finished the most up-to-date seed cleaning plant in the West. (3) We can pay more than you can get elsewhere. (4) WE PAY THE FREIGHT. Free sample envelopes on request. The Adams Seed Co. DECORAH, IOWA. Box 346 WITH THE Kovar Quack Grass Killer and Alfalta Cultivator TR Thoroughly tested on my ‘¥own and other farms, } Endorsed by agricultural experts and thousands of satisfied users. Keeps alfalfa fields clean and does not injure plants, I positively guarantee sat- isfaction or money re- funded. Write for free circular, “How to Kill Quack Grass.” 08. 3. KOVAR. Mfr., Owatonna, Minn, [ention the Leader When ‘Writing Advertisers Speculators Depress Potato Prices , Price Less Than $2 a Hundredweight Not Justified by Sup- - ply and Demand, Says Co-Operative Society Official PRICE of less than $2 a hundredweight for pota- toes at the loading sta- tion is not warranted by supply and demand,” de- clares J. A. Whitaker, market expert for the Co-Operative ‘Wholesale Society of America. Mr.- Whitaker is of the opinion that the drop to $1.50 is due in large part to the eagerness- of the farmers to rush their potatoes to the market, and he urges farmers to hold back- as much as possible until the price rises. To support his opinion Mr. Whitaker points out that last year the country raised 490,000,000 bushels, whereas the best estimate the department of agriculture can make for this year is 349,000,000 bushels. In other words, there has been a shrinkage of 141,000,- 000 bushels, or nearly 28 per cent. Potatoes are a staple food on which demand can not fluctuate very much unless people actually starve. Min- nesota is 30 per cent short of normal yield, and many sections of the coun- try which normally supply themselves are in such shape that they will have to import seed. The large speculators have taken advantage of the fall rush to force potatoes down so that they can buy cheap for sales at higher prices later. Mr. Whitaker declares that within the last week, when prices got down to | $1.75 in St. Paul, a large firm sold one car at $1.50 and then bought in five or six at this price.. Another factor is the tendency of ~ farmers to send potatoes to Chicago in the belief that Chicago will offer the highest obtainable price. This practice gluts one ‘market and pro- duces a reaction in all others. On September 15, for instance, 149 cars of potatoes came into Chicago. On the same date last year, when the crop was much larger, 82 cars arrived. The normal Chicago receipts during the potato moving season should be 50 to 60 cars daily. Chicago can not absorb the deluge of potatoes and a fall in prices is the inevitable result. A number of farm- er organizations with offices in Chi- cago unintentionally help to create the Chicago surplus. Mr. Whitaker believes the potatoes should be sent direct to the consum- | ing market. Chicago prices' would then naturally be higher. “If T had 20,000 bushels of pota- toes,” declares Mr. Whitaker, “I would not sell a bushel under $2 a hundred. The price is bound to be higher and to pay the farmer for raising the crop if the farmers will not make a panic for themselves by rushing in now.” A Former Mayor Changes His Mind Townley, Once Prevented From Speaking in Town, Now Invited to Address Minnesota County Fair years ago, A. C. Town- ley, president of the Nonpartisan league, was scheduled to make a speech in Fergus Falls, He was prevented from hold- Minn. ing the meeting and speaking by the action of Leonard Eriksson, a lawyer, who held the position of mayor. Mr. Eriksson, it appears, had read the reports that were appearing at this time in the Twin Cities papers, describing Mr. Townley and the League as disloyal and his speeches as pure sedition. The mayor was an honest man, however, and later did some investigating on his own ac- count. Mr. Eriksson learned the facts about the League and Mr. Town- ley and became a sincere supporter of the farmers’ cause. As a result a speaking date was arranged for Mr. Townley at the Qttertail county fair October 2 and Mr. Eriksson wrote Mr. Townley a personal letter of invita- tion as follows: Fergus Falls, Minn. Hon. A. C. Townley, Endicott Building, St. Paul, Minn. Dear Sir: Permit me. to suggest that it is, in my judgment, of the ut- most importance that you attend the fair in this city on October 2, 1919: Farmers and workers from far and near are counting on seeing dnd hear- ing you at-that time. People are planning on coming from as far south as Stevens county, and from as far north as Clay county. These men and women have been awaiting a chance to see and hear you on several occa- sions in the past, and their disappoint- ment this time would be very serious. I myself, T regret to say now, pre- ~vented. you from speaking in this city in 1917. At that time I did not un- - derstand the situation, nor the pro- gressive movement for which you stand, and in additio‘n I was influ- enced by causes and representatlons which I have since found were origi- nating in selfish motives. Now, the chance is here, and the expectancy of N THE fall of 1917, two the people has reached such a height that I feel assured the cause for which you stand, and in which I have be- come seriously and earnestly inter- ested, would suffer should you fail to come for this engagement. Conse- quently I am earnestly requesting you to come here for the appointed day, even though you speak but for a few moments or minutes. Proper explanations may be made so that you will not be expected to make a long address. In conclusion, I w1sh to apologize -for the former action taken by me, and to assure you and the cause my most earnest and sincere support. Respectfully yours, LEONARD ERIKSSON. STRAW FOR WINTER WHEAT It is a common practice in some sections of the winter wheat belt to spread straw on the winter wheat after the ground is frozen in order to hold the snow. Clean straw from winter wheat spread on the fields late in the winter, after the ground is - frozen, is not dangerous in spreading scab to the next year's crop. , This straw holds - the snow and moisture and prevents the plants from being broken by the wind, When plowed under the next summer it adds humus to the soil. Turn the stock into the straw piles from the badly diseased wheat and spread the manure on the ground the following year. Such straw should never be spread on the fields, for it is sure to carry scab into next year’s crop. RAISING GRASSHOPPERS Stubbling-in rye -is one of the best ways to raise grasshoppers.. A stub- bled-in rye field will likely furnish enough grasshoppers next year to not only clean up the home farm-but the neighboring farms as well. Tt has been observed that some rye is being stubbled-in which assures a bountiful crop of grasshoppers on those farms, unless something unexpected should happen and there are no mdlcatlons of jt now. 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