The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-21


ers are sold or put into . fattening pen
and made into potpie.
A load Of wheat was recently mar
keted at Junction City. Kan, which
$9l, said to be the largest
amount ever paid for a single load In
the state. 1t graded No. 2 hard and
$1.24 per bushel
The story Is told Of an Ohio rat
which was Gagged and gnawed his way
II the rats elsewhere have a. effective
gnawinS outfits 1t Is not strange that
they have easy access to loosely con-
structed corncribs and granaries.
viticulturists In California have TAX
en- to feeding the poorer grades OF
raisins to their hogs. 1t being esti-
mated that a ton Of raisins worth SIS
have a feeding value equivalent to q
ton Of barley at $50. The, raisins are
fed in q ration containing two parts of
grain TO one Of raisins.
The frail little woman We heard of
the other day who ii drinking two gal
Ions Of water daily on the recommen-
dalton Of the family physician is Ger
tainly deserving Of success In her ef-
forts to gain good health. Many .
husky man has fallen down In tho
face Of q less obstacle than this.
One Of the great advantages Of the
hand separator is that 1t makes 1t
possible to feed the calves the warm
skimmilk under conditions which en-
able them to utilize its full feeding
value. Allowed to become stale and
sour. conditions which 30 often exist
under the hand skimming system. the
food value Of the milk II greatly
lessened.
Agriculture intelligently followed ID
q vocation which will always otter Q
healthful and remunerative occupa
ton for those who will enter II with q
fair knowledge Of its requirements and
q determination to succeed. In its ape.
cialized lines there Is such demand for
expAps that the agricultural schools
Of the country can't turn graduates
out fast enough.
The quality Of eggs which are pro
duced on the average farm and theil
value, too, since. the passage Of pure
food laws in so many states. could b.
greatly improved during the summe,
months IL all sitting hens and thos<
that were broody were given Q small
house and yard by themselves, which
would keep the dock Of laying heni
from mingling with them.
Potatoes do not mix by planting diff
ferent varieties in the same hill. It Il
from the small seed produced In thu
potato balls on the vines above ground
that new varieties arc originated. Thu
first season the seed IL planted tiny
potatoes appear on the roots In tn
usual manner about the size Of beans
The season following these arc plantet
and a larger potato secured who's
quality and yielding ability can In I
measure be determined.
| Patrons and stockholders Of farm
| ers' cooperative dairy enterprise
should be very slow In biting at tn,
bait Of higher prices for butter IA
which is SO often thrown out BY tn,
larger centralized plants. but only lonl
enough to accomplish their purpose
which always has In view. though no
expressed or stated In any literatur'
which they send out, the knocking on
Of the home concern. when prices cal
be manipulated to suit the concer1
which pays and not the patron wh
| receives.
There are all too many farmers lew
headed in most respects who VIII slo
over In the matter Of buying catalogu
house grass seed from firms Of no n
liability in other states just to save
few shillings In 6rst cost and In tn
end, like as not, befoul their 6eld
with noxious weeds to eradicate Whic
they have to pay ten times what the
have saved In price Of seed. This
nothing more or less than the worl
kind Of agricultural horseplay. an
any man who win look the matte
squarely in the face will have to admi
1t.
A plan that might well be carrie
out by the merchants Of any town VIII
have the comfort and welfare Of thei
country patrons at heart II the equiv
ping Of some room In the town COZ
veniently located where the farmer
wives who come to market and ofte
bring little children with them migf
60 to rest. The details Of the pla
could be worked out BY any wild
awake committee and the rest fool
provided with as many comforts IN
conveniences as the circumstance
seemed to justify. The rest room ide
II being carried out In many enterprt
ing towns with a large measure Of 30
cess.
A recent issue Of leading dairy p
per, replying to an inquiry rs to whet
er 1t would pay the questioner to bu
q seed corn grader. stated that
! doubted 1t unless corn missing was 8
ing to be done on large scale. tn
suggestion has just about a. mus
to commend It ~ would a recomme
| daffon from n corn fafmef that