The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-18

Il have 90 head of thrifty last falls
pigs, and have lost very few spring
pigs" said r.. l.. Wilson, who lives
east Of New Paris. Mr.. Wilson Is a
Big-Type Poland Breeder, and Is a
believer In first class pure bred stock.
from the farm dog to the family COW.
He believes In culling and improving
by cultivating the best strains, not
merely for show rings but for better
feeding and quicker maturing quail
ties, at less cost for feed.
MY aim Is to raise hogs that will
put on weight rapidly. have the frame
to carry it, and which will attain mar
ket proportions more quickly than the
average hog, at less expense in feed,
and will also run uniform as to size
and finish when ready to ship. Blood
will tell and a fine pedigree is good
thing but it isn't everything. In Sc
lecting breeding stock, individuality
Is the first consideration, but when
good individuality is backed by fine
pedigree you are not likely to miss
out no matter how high the cost"
Mr.. Wilson wintered 20 registered
brood sows, having previously sold Is
head along in the fall.
Has Lost Sheep and Lambs.
While fortunate as to hogs Mr.. Will
son says that he has lost a number OF
fine ewes and some lambs. The bad
weather is partly responsible, in his
opinion; the mud. ice and cold rains
limited the exercise the sheep need
ed. But aside from this fact Is the
truth that many ewes came to the
lambing period weak, frequently un-
able to get around, the result usually
being loss of both mother and off
spring. We have been raising sheep
for several years, have seldom had
any trouble or losses, but this year
we are having a new experience, in
spite of the fact that our sheep have
been well fed and cared for" Some
other feeders in his vicinity have lost
a few spring pigs, and others have
had similar experience with sheep.
Over Greensboro Way.
Every few of our customers have
complained of losing spring pigs, al
though I have heard of some losses
in this line" said John Ellis, Jr., mer-
chant at Greensboro. Have heard no
one talk of reducing acreage for any
reason Whatsoever. Guess all will
farm to capacity to handle their crops,
depending on how they are fixed for
help and the size of their farms. We
seem to have a contented lot of pros
porous farmers out this way, and they
are pretty good customers. Business
has been good all winter. AS to the
activities of the farm bureau and its
membership, am unable to say
Society of Equity Active.
Harry Bragg, secretary of the So
ciety of Equity at New Paris. states
that it has an enrolment of GA mem
bers in jefferson township. He says
the society is very active, using such
facilities as it now has, and that fire
proof elevators will be built in sec
tons, as needed, commencing as early
as they can get the material. Mr..
Bragg reports the formation of new
branch of the society at Eaton this
keek, for which a charter is being ap-
piled for.
Asked as to the activities of the
farm bureau folks, he stated that the
Grange and the Society of Equity
mostly held the field, but that the
farm bureau is planning "dr1ve';
also that the operation of the farm
bureau dovetailed in with their own
and worked tremendously. His idea
is that a number of sows were sold
off last fall and that the spring crop
or pigs VIII De lSHt, ColHpdi dIiVely'
and that this will reduce next fall
crop around New Paris.
Will Pillow Up 20 Acres.
"A farmer came in today who said
he was going to plow up 20 acres of
wheat and probably resow to oats, y
said Peter Marbaugh, of the Bert
Roach grocery at Liberty. ITO hear
our customers talk, you might think
that wheat, as a general rule, is N.
G. around here, though all do not
talk that way. Guess it is all right
in spots, and where sown late, but
where the fly got there first it looks