The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-12
EVERYBODY PITCHES
IN TO HELP GATHER
WHEAT, HAY, OATS
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN

When harvest days approached
there seemed to be getting-together
Of the whole rural population in the
Wayne district The helpful spirit Of
cooperation went into action and is
remaining in action, so that not a save
able fragment Of hay or bushel Of
grain be lost.
The country merchant, the lumber
man, the youngster from the bank,
the clerk in the country store, and
last but not least, the elevator man
and his assistants, not absolutely need
ed to run the works, scattered out
among the farmers where most
needed.
Farmers in the same threshing rings
got together to outline their harvest
plans in the radius of their commun-
fly centers, and the question of trad
ing work took the preference over
trading dollars.
Everybody at Work.
Numerous elevator men have placed
young women in their offices to ans
wer phone calls, while they foraged
abroad to help a neighbor or to attend
to their own fields, while the sun was
shining. There have been too few
days Of sunshine to lose a single avail,
able hour in the hay or wheat, at least
up to last Friday, since when the skies
have been more propitious over East
ern Indiana.
So far as wheat is concerned, the
great bulk Of 1t is in shock and the
remainder will be within next two
days. Boston township is pretty well
cleaned up, and the same is true as to
81 he 1tCfys or n q
There is considerable late wheat be-
tween Richmond and Winchester, but
the last Of it will be cut by Thursday
or Friday, weather permitting. Win
chester is late on account Of almost
daily showers until now.
In the meantime some have beer
saving their hay as they could, letting
their wheat to ripen to the limit
With both hay and wheat cared for
quickly follows the oats harvest. Oats
are very heavy around Lyn-> and Ran
dolph county is looking for the best
oats harvest in years.
While that cannot be said of wheat
in this entire radius, from 10 to q
per cent more wheat is being har
vested than was anticipated in early
June The pastures have had plenty
Of rain and there is grass to spare
Taken as a whole, the situation l:
much better than the cold, backward
spring presaged.
Corn has had a splendid growth ir
the la st two weeks, and the backward
fields are exceptional, though found
here and there. Plenty of corn II
laid by" and more will be within the
week.
Farm Labor Situation
What has been said indicates farm
labor status at this time. Oxford
College Corner and many Preble coun
ty points reported an easing in thu
farm labor situation early in June, thu
tobacco planters being hardest hit o
the farm population at transplantins
time, recently completed. Still there
was compare lively little complain
from planters, but the acreage was re
duced here and there from this cause
Cambridge. Hagerstown, Greens
fork, Fountain City. Lynn, Modoc ant
williamsburg reported early tina
farmers are all set, have enough
hands to get by" Many farmers hat
to work extra hours and were helped
out by those whose work was farthe
advanced, and practically all tn
acreage planned was planted and 1
now being cared for.