The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-03
The Farm and Farmer
; BY WILLIAM n. sANnoRN .

The report of the state federation
investigating committee of ten, which
was appointed at a special meeting
held May II last, states among other
things that the approximately 10000
members were garnered into the fold
at cost of 81 cents each. This has
been done by an organization, which
at it's inception, March 20, 1913, was
without money and also without ex
perience in the work cut out" Since
that report was made there has been
a membership drive in every organized
county in the state and, judging from
stray reports coming in, the member
ship has been quite largely increased.
Each member of the Farm Federation
is supposed to be supplied with copy
| of the Hoosier Farmer Organized, but
| at the editorial mast head they now
| fly the characterization 100000
Monthly" This number allows for
some free distribution to upbuild mem
| bership.
On Saving Popcorn.
With reference to popcorn one au.
! thority writes: To get snow white
kernels when popped let the ears re-
main in the field until fully ripe and
dry on the stalk. Then husk the ears
from the standing stalk when the
shuck is dry. Store them in crates or
| boxes made of Stats, SCI that the corn
can cure without heating. Moth balls
| will keep grain weevils or moths out
| of corn throughout the year
| Hot Water Treating Plant.
The farmers of Shelby county treat
ed their seed wheat again this fall,
being well satisfied with the results at
tanned from this procedure last year.
Posey county farmers also treated 900
bushels of seed, by means Of a port
able hot water treating plant, which
| was comparatively installed through
the active efforts of county agent. w.
E Shrode. Not great deal of wheat
was treated in Wayne this year, but
the county agent supervised the
handling of some seed in Boston town
ship, and individual farmers here and
there treated enough for their own
use.
| The Farm Bureau News.
! This is the caption of new farm
paper published at South Bend, Ind.
1t is the organ of the county associ2,
ton and is slated 10 appear bi-mOnthly.
It is published by the association and
contains lot of local advertising and
much good reading matter of timely
interest.
Grain Market Opened Lower.
The election news did not make a
gre>t impression on the Chicago grain
market on Wednesday. Wheat and
corn were little soft" and ruled
about a cent lower during the first
hour. Hogs were higher at the open
ing, and made an early top of $14.10.
J. l.. Dolan, county agent, left for
Purdue early Wednesday morning, to
attend the annual meeting of county
agents, which runs four days. He
expects to run up to Chicago on Sat
urday morning, for the day.
Having attended to his duty to his
country at the polls on Tuesday, the
farmer was early on the Job in his
corn fields on this crisp Wednesday
morning Cribbing is the order OF
the day, although some are shocking
to shred and crib later on.
Are the children fond of bananas
They are, YOU say? Now that's q
mighty good thing for the banana
trust, alias the United Fruit company
You see this philanthropic concern
handles pretty near all the tropical
fruits arriving in this country, the
great bulk of which is the banana A
limo of steamers known as banana
boats are forever crossing the Gull
both ways, mostly unloading at No
bile and New Orleans. where The
tracks run te the waters edge and
husky blacks load solid banana trains
for the north.
We'll, the banana trust had meet
ing on Monday. They wanted to learr
how much money they had made and
hn1 no i,-;I
its have been very small this year;
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