The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-16

According to Rome Shurley. the
question before the house down at
Glen Miller yards last week was:
What remedy would you suggest to
quiet the agitation and unrest among
the farmers" More than 100 shippers
came in from day to day and every
man of them got chance to express
himself. What was the answer? Well,
it was the simplest lever.
1T was agreed that sunshine, warm
spring-like days, with balmy winds
and warm showers as needed, would
effect a cure. Every farmer would
quickly get on the Job. He would
have no more time to lose; no hours
for argument: he would start In with
might and main to try to raise
CROP"
In line with this reasoning was the
decision OF OFT Rich. who having re-
csived perfectly good check Tor
$1,670 for all his rights and interests In
a sundry bunch Of hogs then and
there delivered, discoursed as follows:
Il shall do as l have done in the
past, that is-shall feed all the grain
] can raise on a 300-acre farm, and
buy what am short OF from my
neighbors. II 1 make any change what
ever from my usual routine 1t Will be
to raise bigger crop to improve the
quality of my live stock as much as
possible"
Farmers Able to Pay.
According to Mr.. Rich the farmer
Should have no trouble to get help
for he Is as able to pay good wages
as the next man. Besides the farmer
has so much improved, labor saving
machinery available that he can do q
whole lot more work with fewer hands
these days, and do 1t up quicker: right
when 1t neds to be rushed" Having
thus expressed himself he hied down
town to the bank and to do a little
marketing.
ITO tell the truth, many of our farm
ers are seemingly dissatisfied ano
more or less restless. these idle Wintry
days" says G. NJ Kumler, editor Of
the Lewiburg Leader. Many of then
haven't been able to keep help anc
others are unable to get help, with al
the spring work right ahead. Some O
them don't feel able to do whole lo
of planting and are likely to decrease
their acreages on that account. Ant
with less corn they are likely to feet
less hogs and cattle. Some are in
clined to blame the boys for wanting
to make more money in shorter hours
and to enjoy town life but you can
fight human nature"
VIII All Balance Up.
Mr.. Kumler says this will all bal
ance up later and farmers will be abl'
to get all the help needed IN due tim.
at a fair scale of wages and equival
ents, as formerly. In the meantlm'
many farmers, he thinks, Will pu
forth no extra efforts, having no per
sonal need to do so.
"As to the general farm line up.
is hard to say. Don't believe, how
ever, that there is general tendenc!
to reduce tillage Don't think we los
MANY spring pigs around Lewisbure
though some have complained. Whea
doesn't look at all promising but ma!
turn out better than now looks prob
able"
Are Buying Implements.
1--WE are looking forward to goot
season." said H. l.. Morgan, nipple
ment dealer at Dublin.
1--WE have already booked SOM
good orders, and are making sales ev
cry day. AS to wheat this has no
been a hard winter on it, so far
freezing and thawing. 1t froze a
right, but that didn't hurt it partic'
1arly, as there has been no thawin
and then freezing, to lift out the root
The damage was done early in tn
fan by fly, but at that, some field
are promising.
GAS to hogs, I believe that we sha
raise about the usual number, exceI
where there has been a loss OF sprin
pigs Looks as if our farmers are G
ing to farm all the acreage they ca
handle. taking a chance on the kin
of crops they harvest and the mark,
prices at that time
GAS to summer prices on hogs
Well, that's problem for the futur
1t isn't profitable to raise hogs
present prices, considering cost
corn and feedstuffs, they are too fl
apart Still. don't look for any to
by prices to come, nothing like "
have had; there isn't the export d
mand for our meats, it seems "
have been raising a couple Of cars