American Agriculturist, March 15, 1924 
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If you want a good, substan¬ 
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Built of selected tongue and 
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rods. Doors close tight, open easily. 
Convenient door-front ladder. 
The result of many years of eilo 
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Built by the makers 
of the famous Craine 
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for literature 
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COMPANY, INC. 
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This concentrated food supplement sup¬ 
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elements necessary for healthy growth of 
poultry, hogs and stock. 
STRUVEN’S FISH MEAL is made 
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114C So. Frederick St., BALTIMORE, MD. 
OCOPCO 
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Minerals 
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Minerals in the ra¬ 
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Leading experts in feeding advise its use. 
The formula is public. Prices: 100 lb sack $3; 
500 lbs. $15; h-j-ton $28; ton $55, f, o. b. Buffalo 
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by E. S. Savage and L. A. Maynard. Tells how to make 
more milk with minerals. 
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Green — Red—-or Plain—made in 
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Used extensively for snow protection along Highways 
write for prices and catalog. 
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WASHINGTON AND GEN¬ 
ERAL NEWS 
pERHAPS the legislation now pending 
in Washington of greatest interest to 
farmers is the McNary-Haugen Agricul¬ 
tural Export Corporation Bill. This 
McNary-Haugen Bill is designed to give 
tariff protection in the home market for 
the major agricultural products to an 
extent that would restore their pre-war 
purchasing power such as is enjoyed by 
other industries. It rests on the premise 
that the root of the difficulty in agricul¬ 
ture is the low exchange value of farm 
crops. The purchasing power of farm 
products is approximately three-fourths 
of the pre-war level while the commodities 
which farmers buy are on a very high 
plane. Under the present tariff, protec¬ 
tion is given on commodities produced by 
city industries which can thereby main¬ 
tain high domestic prices by keeping out 
the cheaper foreign goods. The McNary- 
Haugen Bill would therefore give farm 
products this same protection. 
It is receiving the support of most of the 
larger national farm organizations, in¬ 
cluding the American Farm Bureau 
Federation, the Farmers’ Union, the 
National Board of Farm Organizations 
and the National Grange. The farmers’ 
support of the bill, however, is not unani¬ 
mous, as there are several cooperatives 
and farm organizations, particularly in the 
West and Southwest, which are objecting 
to the passage of this bill. 
* * * 
Another proposed bill for farm relief is 
known as the Norbeck Bill, which would 
appropriate $75,000,000 to be used as 
loans for farmers, particularly the West¬ 
ern wheat farmers, to help them to di¬ 
versify. The best farm economists are 
opposing this bill as being theoretical and 
not based on sound agricultural practice. 
* * * 
A big fight is up in Congress again over 
the question of maintaining a high tariff 
on vegetable oils. Those who are chiefly 
interested in keeping cheap vegetable oils 
out of the country are the dairy farmers 
and the hog and corn people. The-dairy 
farmers are putting up a stiff fight, hut 
are not receiving the support that should 
come from Western producers whose chief 
business is raising corn and hogs. The 
vegetable oils are used as substitutes for 
dairy products, particularly in the form 
of oleomargarine, and also used largely 
as substitutes for lard. 
* * * 
The House of Representatives has 
passed the bill known as the Longworth 
Plan of Income Tax Reduction on Febru- 
ruary 29th. This is a very mfltb-modified 
Mellon Plan. It cuts ,all present surtax 
rates by one-quarter, thereby making a 
maximum rate of 37 }/i per cent, for sur¬ 
taxes. The normal tax rates under this 
bill are 2 per cent, up to $4,000; 5 per cent, 
between $4,000 and $8,000; and 6 per 
cent, above $8,000. The bill now goes to 
the Senate for consideration by that body. 
It is reported that President Coolidge will 
veto the bill if it is passed by the Senate, 
as he is in favor of an unmodified Mellon 
Plan, providing for a surtax of only 25 
per cent. 
* * * 
Investigations are still being continued 
in the Senate into oil scandals. Nothing 
of any particular interest has developed 
during the past week. 
* * * 
Another scandal, which has been devel¬ 
oping for several months and which in 
many aspects is worse even than the oil 
developments, is the facts that have come 
to light in regard to the United States 
Veteran Bureau. Charles R. Forbes, 
director of this bureau, and John W. 
Thompson were named in four indict¬ 
ments by a Chicago Federal grand jury 
which has spent a month investigating 
charges of waste and graft in connection 
with the Forbes administration. Forbes 
and Thompson were named jointly in' 
indictments charging them with conspir¬ 
acy to commit bribery and offenses 
against the Government. 
Lower Prices for Fertilizer 
Are Possible 
But the G. L. F. will not forsake the established public 
formulas by the use of cheaper and inferior sources of 
plant food. This the directors of the Exchange will not 
permit. 
The Formulas Guarantee Quality 
The only part of a fertilizer that counts is the part which 
is available to the crop. Securing such available plant 
food from the best sources according to a public formula 
automatically fixes prices; they are based on the markets 
for such materials. 
The Price You Pay Our Competitors 
To the cost of materials the manufacturer adds the cost 
of mixing, the cost of getting the orders and his general 
overhead. These items taken together, plus his profit, 
make up the cost of mixed fertilizer to you. 
The Price You Pay Us 
But while G. L. F. high grade materials cost the same 
as others have to pay, G. L. F. cost of getting orders is 
negligible because many farmers buy through their own 
organization without .solicitation, and G. L. F. manu¬ 
facturing costs, established by contract, are economical. 
More important still, the Exchange does not 
operate for profit. 
When you buy G. L. F. Public Formula 
fertilizer you are assured of getting a 
mixed fertilizer of guaranteed high 
quality and availability at a fair price. 
Why cheat your crop and yourself? 
See your G. L. F. agent or write: 
Cooperative G. L. F. Exchange, Inc. 
2 RECTOR STREET, NEW YORK CITY 
PHONE WHITEHALL 7988 
Public Formula 
Fertilizers 
on your farm 
Look for “Planet Jr." 
No single farm operation pays so big a cash profit as a well- 
kept home garden. It yields year-round returns in money saved 
and better health for the whole family. With Planet Jr. seeders 
and wheel hoes planting and hoeing your garden is 
a matter of minutes. They are to old-fashioned 
garden tools what the reaper and binder is to the 
old hand cradle. Save their small first cost many 
times over in a season. 
Set the boy up to a farm of his own. Manure 
and plow a piece for him, give him a Planet Jr. wheel 
hoe and let him earn some money this summer. 
The new catalogue tells the story. 
Get one from your dealer or from us. 
S. L, ALLEN & CO., Inc. 
Largest Manufacturers of Specialized Planet Jr. * 
Field and Garden Tools in the World No. 17 
Dept. 36 
5th & Glen wood Ave. Philadelphia HoV 
The richest 
acre 
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