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Show VALUE OF MARKET REPORTS Farmer Who Does Not Keep Himself Posted on Conditions and Prices Makes Serious Mistake. The farmer who fails to keep fully Informed as to the condition of the markets and the value of the products which he has for sale is making a serious se-rious business mistake. Such a mistake mis-take if made in any other business would mean immediate bankruptcy. Most buyers of stock and produce are not philanthropists, but are looking look-ing for the dollars, and they usually look closely. They are also well posted post-ed concerning the market value. There Is no excuse in these modern times for dereliction in this respect on the part of farmers. The mail brings the daily newspapers containing the market reports and the telephone may - , be brought into use when required. Keep in touch with the markets, especially es-pecially for those products which you have for sale or may soon have to offer. Success With Poultry. A certain poultryman in northern ,' Missouri lives on a 40-ocre farm, mostly most-ly woodland, and keeps 500 brown Leghorn hens. He ships the eggs each week to Chicago in fillers placed in heavy cases. The eggs are carefully care-fully graded and sold on a special mar- het. Over all expenses he makes ten to fifteen cents a dozen above market price, n. is paying him. Some farm-V farm-V ers. with smaller (locks, co-operate A and make as good profit by sending 1 their eggs lo these far-off special mar-'' mar-'' kets. Community Study Club. Now is a good time to organize a community study club. Some or the meetings might well be devoted to a . study of garden Dowers, shrubs and vegetables. "Hotter Home Sui round-lugs" round-lugs" is a topic that should be of in- I terest to all. American Farmer. The American fanner produce, more per man I lian any other farmer In the world. ,, ;u.re yl).(H American farms fall far h. ir,w t10..e of f.cvcral Other countries I |
