The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-15
The Farm and
The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

The farmers of Dalton township
met at the West River school on the
evening of November IL The attend
ance was only fair, but the war horses
of the federation were there to keep
the machine in motion. Ben Taylor
township secretary, presided: reported
few financial facts, and as to the
membership drive now on and spoke
ers at once and to do more Co
operative work as to buying next year
A number Of WAYNE townships have
voted to send a delegate or two TO
the state federation convention. which
opened at Indianapolis this morning,
and is to last over Tuesday Dalton
followed this lead on last Friday night.
J. c. Root being selected Township
delegates do not vote. They are sent
TO report what was done, etc. and TO
give their impressions of the results
of the convention. The voting is done
on the basis of one delegate for eacn
500 members
J. L. Doian's Subject.
County agent Dolan was the speak
er of the evening at Dalton He gave
an interesting So minute talk on the
work of the county agent and of TIE
future of farm associations. He spoke
of the need for cooperation among
farmers, both in a neishborly man
ner in their local farming affairs,
as well as in business dealings which
affect the welfare of the entire body
of farm operators, such as cO-opera-
tive buying and marketing There
are serious problems awaiting solu-
ton" said he, and these demand the
best thought and action of all the
farmers of the nation. properly or
ganized to carry on whatever worl.
may be deemed best, and to plan anG
outline according to the best interests
OF producers from the soil"
Short Courses at Purdue.
Our county agent believes in Pu:-
due short courses. Mr.. Dolan thinks
that all having leisure and opportu-
nifty, and the need and use for the
practical information of value to be
derived, should HE themselves to
Purdue this winter 1t cannot fail to
be of benefit, and more particularly
so to the young, who are mot sot in
their ways"
The courses so far announced are:
Poultry, December 1918; Buttermah-
ing and dairy work. January "a, coz
tinuing two weeks; Farm machinery
and tractors. January 81, continuing
two weeks; Fruit growing, February
I'll; Commercial vegetable canning,
February 21-25
Anyone desiring further information
as to the scope of above demonstra-
lions, etc, should apply to the county
agent, in the courthouse, by mail or in
person.
Your Strawberry Vines.
A number of our farmers have straw
| berry beds of which the wife and
mother is proud. She bottles or cans
and preserves Strawberries from her
own garden and serves with cream
during the season.
But others do not set great deal of
store by strawberries, it would seem,
as they have no plots. This article is
not written for them-but for the
other fellow
Strawberry plants should be pro-
tected from freezing and thawing all
| winter long. City folks can mulch
them with leaves. over which light
coating of earth has been sprinkled to
keep the leaves compact enough to
prevent blowing off. But do not
smother the vines. The farmer can
use straw. which holds its place we'll
when settled, and does not pack and
smother the plants. The straw should
not be removed until the plants start
growing, as it conserves moisture and
smothers weeds. Where snow comes
carly and stays all winter. it forms a
protective blanket, but this is not the
case in this section
If you will make good strong white
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