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icb 3 y t PAGE TEN FARMER BUYING HELD CAUTIOUS H. J, Hodge, of Kansas, Talks at Implement Me'n'l Confab Although the purchasing power of the farmer has increased, he has thus far shown little disposition to return to normal buying, said Her-- mert J. Hodge of Abilene, Kas. in an address Wednesday before the.twen-- ty fifth annual convention of the National Federation of Farm Im-- plement Dealers' association at the Congress hotel Chicago. He fore-- ca'st improved buying activity in the spring of 1925. The farmer, declared Mr. Hodge, is imbued with the determination not again to go into debt to the 'point where he is reluctant to spend anything except for necessities until he has cast a balance in this ac-- counts. . _ *This is psychological," he .con-- fiut:::d,vlu work itself out as the becomes satisfied he is actually on the road of normal pro-- gress and need not worry about the sudden collapse of his dreams. "Along with this goes the yet ex-- tant belief--whether-- justified _ or not--that commodities are too high and too much profit goes to the dealer and manufacturer. -- This is definitely his view as to implements and objection to present price lev-- els has so permeated his mind it may take necessity for new equip-- ment to break his determination to use the old as long as it will hold "The vital element in trade re--| vival is the permanency of our ag-% ricultural recovery," . Mr. Hodgoi gaid. "If that be sound, business: will take care of itself. All hmt products mmg:r Naturally this will encourage the producer--to plant heavier acreage, calling of course for more equipment." beef clubs in twenty counties of .the state this year have just tafii out a suctessfu} season in their cat-- gre now .. being made to get 600 youngsters in thirty counties of the rtate 'entered in similar clubs for the coming year, according to C. E. --Four hundred twenty boys and girls 'who were members of baby BEEF CLUBS IN-- £OOD SHOWINE of Tilinols, 'g . The youngsters who have fed developed baby beef calves as their club projects during the last year kave kept records of the gains their CC t Gatesg, club work specialist at the College of Agriculiture University calves made, the amount of feed they ate and the cost of of their feeding operations, Gates said. This has given them a clearer and more practical knowledge of the feeding, cxhibiting and marketing of baby beeves, he pointed out. & throughout the state by farm ad-- tisers and club workers. This also hunthnooflhi'-'fl""" erlves are sold to feeders" After VMecember 1, the desirable calves will be reduced to such an extent that club members will have a hard time getting animals of the right weight and quality, according --to seventy five pounds, the entire lot should be ready for exhibition and sale by next September, when many of the beeves will be shown at fairs and marketed. Gates saaid. URBANA, I!J., Oct. 23 (By U, P.) "By the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread" is an ancient com-- mandment but it still hoids good, says Dr. Tsaac D. Rawlings, state health director, who declares that folks who refuse to sweat lay themselves liable to diabetes as well as other ils. -- As a result of ease, inereascd y during Mflmmh now kill-- ing four times as many people in Minois as it did a quarter of a cen-- tury ago. n l s it Sivat s 4 If each lub gets a uniform lot Mickigan apxle-. orchard run, now on track at Area. * $1.25 PER BUSHEL W. VOLK M A N APPLES Phone 232--R of of ments. REGISTER, SATURDAY Ti un