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lions and live stock ciodil associations liave jinrcliasod pedigreed sires 

 and also i)edigreed aiul liigli grade cows; in addition to this, special plans 

 for i)nrcliasing live stock directly throngh the Farm Enreaus have given 

 excellent resnlts. (See Live Stock, also.) 



The bnying and selling activities have inclnded a wide range of items, 

 such as fertilizers and lime; seeds of all kinds; pure bred and high grade 

 live stock ; hay and other feeds ; wool ; milk, butter, cheese and eggs ; 

 peaches, apples, berries, and grapes; potatoes, beans, cabbage, and cel- 

 ery; and spraying materials. In Saginaw county two carloads of dairy 

 feed were purchased and in St. Clair county three carloads, with a sav- 

 ing of about 'f G per ton in each county. 



A large amount of bnying and selling of potatoes has been done 

 through the Farm Bureaus. The basis for this work has been the stand- 

 ardizing of varieties and the control of diseases. The unusual demand 

 for seed together with scarcity and high prices greatly increased the 

 activities of the F'arm Bureaus this season in the distribution of po- 

 tatoes for seed. 



