The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
AgricuIturists Discuss This
Momentous Question at
Meeting Saturday.
CROP CONDITIONS FAIR.
WET SPRING WEATHER HAS
GREATLY RETARDED FARM
ACCOMMODATIONS POINT TO
A GOOD FRUIT CROP.

Reasons that were conclusive to the
farmers, but will not nfford much sat.
isfaction to the city resident, who
likes pure country butter on his
pancakes but objects to paying the
high prices charged locally, as to the
cause of the prevailing prices, were
Wayne County Horticultural society
Saturday afternoon. Members of the
organization claimed the retail price
Of butter is high because of the sea-
son of the year 1t was asserted the
COWS no longer relish dry foods and
pastures have just begun to advance
and grazing has not been suffice Mt
as to the sole food. Mention was not
made of the fact that these same con-
ditions exist in other counties but the
price OF butter is materially lower
than in Wayne.
Agitation Of the milk question was
declared to have been the most effec-
tive cause of the scarcity of butter
and consequent advance of price. The
assertion was made that the public
discussions and declarations attacking
the quality of the milk retaled in
Richmond caused a large number of
farmers to fear some probable prose
cution, if they sold milk in the city.
Others became greatly incensed at the
statements Of physicians and out of
their disfavor found retaliation in dis
posing of their milk to creameries or
shipping it to larger cities. A large
number of farmers actually refused to
sell milk for use in Richmond and
made arrangements for it's shipment
to other cities
Crops Not Favorable.
Reports on crop conditions made by
members Of the society were not the
most favorable. The wet spring wealth
er has not been to the advantage of
young clover from seed Wheat and
grass were said to be in splendid con-
dition and are virtually out of danger
unless late spring frosts prove darnag-
Ing The continued showers have de-
layed spring blowing and some of the
farm field work. No oats have been
sown and but few attempts made to
prepare the soil.
Plenty Of Fruit.
Caleb King, Wallace Reynolds, Cap
tain Tough, Thomas Elleman and Ma
than Garwood spoke on the condition
of fruits. 1t was asserted there is no
indication of dearth of bloom in any
OF the tree fruits or of the small fruits
as trees and bushes are well laden
with fruit buds that are almost ready
to bloom. Fears of too profuse
blossoming were expressed as occas-
ionally 1t results in lack Of fruit
setting. As there was a scarcity OF
fruit last year the trees are in fine
condition to yield abundantly.
Nathan Garwood advocated the Dor.
deaux mixture for spraying before
blooming time and an arsenic prepa
ration afterward. The spraying that
has been done will not prove very eff
fective because of the rains
-Four samples of corn were exhibited
by T. r. Swain consisting of one ear
from each Of the four bushels that
were accorded the $50 premium at the
Iowa Agricultural Fair and grown by
a. ~. rkdiuS vi I1eHIS SOunly lOWo. IL
Wallace Reynolds was entrusted the
yellow dent" premium corn to plant
in the effort to secure enough seed
corn for distribution in this vicinity
The meeting concluded with an ad
dress on Cause and Effect by the
Rev. J. o. Campbell or the success and
failure Of life. The address was very
Interesting Everyone was urged tr
lead a life that will prove helpful tc
others.