The Farmers Star and Livestock Inspector from Wichita, Kansas • 11

THE FARMERS STAR AND LIVE STOCK INSPECTOR. PAGE ELEVEN S. Griffith Dealer in Broom Corn and Broom Materials MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WANTED: A GOOD BROOM- MACHINE A Faultless Press-Clipper and Scraper. Must be good and also cheap. Address, C.

H. LACY, ROOSEVELT, Route 3. When answering ads please mention this John R. Snyder says he won't have as much conr on 5 0acres this year as he had on 30 acres last year. Among the early crops sold were M.

J. McCafferty, at $100; Harry Boucher at $110; Luke Hood, Conners and Taylor, the latter two of the Fair Grange neighborhood, at $120. McCafferty sold last year at $220, and the year previous at $160. This season McCafferty's crop was the first brought into Arcola and it was bought by Jas. H.

Record. GOOD WHISK BRUSH SHORT. Dug White of Sterling Gives His Opinion on Present Crop. Dug White, a successful grower of Sterling, Kansas, gives an interview to the Sterling Bulletin last week from which we clip the following: Mr. White believes that conditions in the Sterling district indicate a shortage of good whisk brush.

There is probably no large acreage here than last year, while the yield per farmers had hard work getting a good stand, because of dry weather in the spring and poor seed. Then there were over 2,000 acres planted to Evergreen on account of a mistake in seed. The yield also is away below that of last year. "I will have less tonnage this year from 210 acres, than I had last year from 100 acres. A good many others are in the same fix." Mr.

White continued, "Isn't it reasonable to suppose that the dry weather we had in the spring in Central Kansas also affected the broom corn in Oklahoma? Conditions cannot be very different there from around Sterling. "of course," he continued, "I don't glame the manufacturers for trying to get brush as low as they can, but I do think the growers also should have their side of the matter presented." When it was suggested that the high price of brush last year had induced many farmers to plant it, he said, "That is just where a mistake is made. Last fall a number of farmers around here expected to plant broom corn, but when spring came they backed out, because they knew the expense of fixing up for the crop would take about all the first year's profits. There are really fewer growers this years than last, altho more of those in the business have larger acreages." Mr. White has been growing broom corn for thirty-five years and under stands handling dwarf brush as well or better than any farmer in this section.

He has seen the price vary from $25 to $200, and knows and understands the uncertainties of the mar ket. The peculiar conditions surrounding this crop has discouraged other farmers and they have gone out of the business, but White keeps right on, year in and year out. He has made a success of broom corn growing and is personally known to every extensive buyer of dwarf brush in the country. Up to the present time there hasn't been a bale of brush purchased in the Sterling district nor has there been a bona fide offer made by a dealer or manufacturer. They seem to be waiting for fuller knowledge of conditions or until they can buy at the lowest possible price.

It seems to be a waiting game on both sides. WHISKS. G. W. Peterman, of the Peterman Broom company, Milwaukee returned from his trip to Elk City, and returned to his home.

He purchased a six months' supply. He says there is a large crop this year but so much of it is stained and damaged that the choice is still scarce. A large neighborhood of growers out of Dik City, have banded together and will hold their brush for $100. They will not bring their brush to town but make the buyers go to see it. J.

A. Benedict of Zan Brothers, Portland, is satisfied that $100 a ton for choice hurl is cheap enough. He has purchased four cars at that price. fearing he will not be able to get that kind of brush later in the season. T.

W. Waters, of the Keystone Whisk and Broom works, Milferd, N. was a purchaser in Wichita this week. Gus Greenewald of the J. P.

Gross Chicago, visited the Wichita market this week. Charles Mandelman of Detroit, purchased 25 bales of choice brush at Liberal last week at $120 a nto. Harry Metzgar of Muscatine, Iowa, is in Wichita. John Otis, the veteran broomcorn manufacturer of Mausaline, has been buying brush in Wichita this week. Tom Rogerson of Moundsville, West is in Wichita.

Growers are reported to be holding brush at Liberal, Kansas. J. M. Schnore, of Sterling, Kansas, who has 700 acres in broom corn, was in Wichita this week. He reports a lot of fine brush around Sterling.

F. A. Miller of Dubuque, Iowa, returned from a trip to Oklahoma. Storing Brush at Higgins. Higgins, farmers are now busy hauling in broom corn.

Receipts are quite liberal but on account of the price not being satisfactory some are refusing to sell and are leaving their corn in town unsold waiting for higher prices. Several Eastern buyers have been on the local market this week. COS We handle Sterling Dwarf, Western Kansas and all Grades of Oklahoma Broom Corn Are you getting Our Semi- Report? on us for Broom Write, wire or call HEARS Corn or whisk-stock Pacificand Santa Fe Warehouses on Mo. M. T.R.

railroads, privilege 1 ECK of unloading in transit, satisfaction TRADE MARK guaranteed. STERLING, KANSAS I J. A. Hockett Company Wichita, Kansas Commission Dealers In Broom Corn HEN Dwarf Standard If in the market for choice whisk corn, good selfworking standard, good selfworking dwarf, or any other grade, write for latest price list. REFERENCES: Kansas National Bank, of Wichita; Citizens State Bank, Sterling WRITE TO AMERICAN WAREHOUSE COMPANY WICHITA, KANSAS For BROOM CORN ALWAYS IN THE MARKET Pat Storing for Better Prices.

The Morning Star broom corn club is a real organization. The club has between 80 and 100 tons of good brush stored away waiting for a better price. according to the Rarick brothers who dropped into this office Monday. The secretary is corresponding with a lot of different companies regarding the price and hopes to thereby obtain the best market available. This club business looks like a winner to the Herald..