The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-02
HORSES MUCH HIGHER
Good horses have been brinsi

Good horses have been bringing
higher prices at farm sales and where
yer in market, Of late, the demand
being greatly increased Good milk
cows are also in demand. and there is
always competition for them at auc-
ton sales; while ordinary COWS sell
for much less money, in line with
lower priced cattle.
CHARLES ROSS, live stock buyer
at Liberty. Ind.-Market weight hogs
are getting scarce, but this being a
good hog country, shipments have
been heavy during the season. Don't
think we shall raise so many hogs
this year as last. When you consider
break from around s23 to present
prices you may be sure that many
feeders have lost money on the decline
and some are naturally disguised.
especially as there is no certainty as
to prices for summer and fall runs.
A few are feeding cattle in this sec.
ton but not in large numbers, as a
rule. Horses are in big demand.
think they are averaging $50 per head
over prices bid few weeks ago. A
man bid pair of geldings up to $500
here the other day, good price for a
farm team, even if good horses. We
have had quite lot of farm sales and
there are still a few to be held in
March.
Expects Hogs to Advance
PIERRE BRAGG, Duroc breeder at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is a bright future
for hogs in my opinion and think they
will sell higher next summer. That
1t has been losing game of late is ad-
| mitted and that is why some farmers
will feed fewer hogs, partly, too, be
cause of scarity of labor to raise feed
But just the, same, those who stick
| and keep on saving wood will win in
| the long run, as usual.
Yes, the tendency is to buy better
breeding stock, and breeders sales are
we'll attended, the farmers picking uI
their share. AS to horses these have
been advancing for at least 80 days
and milk COW prices are we'll main
| tanned. Getting back to hogs, it is
claimed that every farm is at least
one brood SOW short, which means less
pork production by thousands of hogs
when the number of farms is consider
| ed.
| Plenty Of Fall Pigs.
G. f. BECK. Eldorado-There is the
usual crop of fall pigs which will be
marketed in from 60 days on. but fa
hogs are pretty well thinned out jus
/ now We shipped out a car yesterda,
and lot of them has been marketed
here since November l. Haven't heard
of a man who intends cutting dowr
his herd in fact we may increase the
pig output over this way trifle
| though some will likely reduce theil
feeding operations.
| Not a great many cattle, perhaps
being fed, but more than usual al
/ that. Have some on feed myself which
I aim to hold for better prices AS tt
horses will say that this county has
number of tractors, which helps keel
down the price of drafters in thi:
neighborhood. Know of no farms be
! to be a cut in tobacco acreage, farmer:
not being satisfied at prices offered.
Feeding Over 800 Cattle.
JACOB CAMPBELL Camden-W,
are feeding 324 cattle, all whitefaces
and will feed until April when W.
hope for a better market. Not grea
many are feeding cattle in this district
as the situation is very dscouraging
compared with the high time, ant
some men are feeding at loss, com
pared with the price they paid 70
feeders. and others have shipped at
loss on latest declines. Believe man.
farmers will reduce their cultivated
acreage because of lack of foreign de
mand, not only for our meats but ais
grain. Our money and our price