The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-18
The Farm and
the Farmer
By William r. Sanborn

Roscoe Rosa, of the Williamsburg
elevator, says the c. & o. has been
furnishing all the cars he needed, re-
Gently. Says all but few late fields
of oats have been threshed and that
wheat threshing Is practically over.
Little. If any stacking was done. His
price on oats was 60 cents and on
wheat 1920 on Tuesday.
E. c. Crider, of the -four mill at
Lewisburg, said they were not ship
ping wheat but milling it just now.
Their price was $685. This was also
the price at the Lewisburg elevator.
tor but receipts have not so far been
very heavy, but of good quality.
Paving $239 For Number I.
The Eikenberry elevators at Cam.
cen are paying $2.35 for Go. 2, $2.3S
for No. 1 wheat, and 60 cents for oats.
Wheat continues to come in and quite
a few oats are being received. Here
and there we hear Of elevator men
who are not taking in any old corn at
this time, but are reserv1ng the space
for wheat and oats.
Mr.. Eikenberry says they are paying
81 A. for corn, that it is still coming In,
and that they shipped car OF corn
LIST weok They are receiving all cars
r~cd"d at this time. Tobacco Is re-
rr,~tod doing we'll around Camden,
a"houch not a great deal is being
grown in that vicinity The weather
b., been ideal for tobacco for past few
Guyc. and 1t has had plenty OF rain.
Moving Pictures For Farmers.
Miss Nell George. who is in charge
Of the county agents office at Liberty,
tells us that they have bought new
moving picture machine for that ONCE
and that it will be used at farm meet
ings in the different townships. In
addition to agricultural scenes Of edu-
cational value other pictures OF inter
est to make up a satisfying program,
will be shown.
1t is likely that Union county will
have a new county agent during the
week. Foster Campbell. Of Marion,
Ohio. is the man likely to fill the
position, which has been rendered him.
and he is expected to be in Liberty on
Wednesday, to talk it over.
Pia and Calf Club Picnic.
According to Miss Nell George, OF
Liberty, there are 95 young folks in
the various pig, calf and corn clubs
of Union county. and Tuesday, August
"a, will be their outing day. That
picnic outing will be enjoyed at Glen
Miller park, Richmond. The parents
and friends of the youngsters will join
in their jollification and large crowd
will invade the town by auto on Tues
dav forenoon. and be made welcome.
Promising Potato Field.
Charles Atzinger. whose place ad
Joins the Country Club grounds on the
north, has a fine field Of late potatoes
which the bugs have not yet invaded
He has also marketed lot of choice
early potatoes this season, which nc
bugs ever discovered Mr. Atzingel
has shipped in five cars of fertilizer
from the stock yards at indianapolis
this year.
Not Scarce, But Plenty.
There seems to be no scarcity OF
ANYTHING at the farm home Of Charles
Scarce. living on route &C" Richmond
. miles south of New Westville. He
marketed "a hogs at Camnbellstowr
on Monday. at SIS. and has 20 left He
has also just threshed % acres of oats
which ran about 60 bushels to the acre
the output being 1926 bushels.
He and his son have adjoining farms
md have 60 acres of corn between
hem which, aside from the planting
.os all been handled by tractor. Mrs