The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-19
The Farm and
The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

A majority of Wayne county farm
ers have met ard have heard Earl
Crawford. of Milton talk. He was very
active in the recent membership drive
| in fact he spoke at least once in each
township within the past month. Well
| Mr.. Crawford has been Sixth District
director for the past year and was
elected to serve during the ensuing
two years at the state federation con.
vention at Indianapolis.
Maurice Douglass. of Flat Rock, who
has been serving as second vice presi'
dent, was elected first vice president
| and Everett Mcclure of Aurora is
now second vice-preSident.
There are 10 districts in the state
and even numbered districts elected
! directors this year. Odd numbered
district members hold over until 1921
the election being for two year terms.
These are administrative districts,
each covering several counties. The
directors elected in the even number
ed districts were: Second district, c.
w Anglin, Of Warsaw: Fourth district.
w. H. Settle, of Petroleum; Sixth dis
trict, Earl Crawford. of Milton: Eighth
district, l.. NJ. Vogler, of Hope: Tenth
district, Charles S. Douglass Of Rising
Sun. Delegates elected to the national
convention Of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation, to be held at Indian
apolis, December TO s, were ::
| President, John G. Brown. of Molon;
J. ]. Brown, of Rockport: John n
Dyer of Nincennes; B. F. Catherwood,
OF Dayton, and J. w. Merit.
Greene Federation Meeting.
Tho farmers of Greene township
will meet at the schoolhouse at Will
liamsburg next Tuesday evening,
November 23. The election of officers
Is but one part of the program, which
Archibald Brooks requests the pres
ence of all members. and any and all
farmers will be welcomed.
The Sixth District gathering of
county agents is being held at New
castle, today, in all-day session. The
subject Of the meeting is farm account
ing and a professor from Purdue is
present as class instructor. J. l.,
Dolan, county agent went to Newcas-
tie on Friday morning.
Arthur Curme, OF the EeidstOn farm,
says that he had just gotten well
started with his shredding when along
came the snow storm. He says he is
doing the work himself as time per-
mits and has a lot of il to do having
had IS acres of corn in this season.
He plans to plant but 30 acres next
season, having largely increased his
Clover acreage this year.
George Sewers. living near Green's
fork. says that he has banner corn
crop on the greater part of the 200
acres planted on both farms last
spring Mr. Sewers doesn't talk like
man who isaplanning to cut his corn
acreage next year. Asked as to the
number of hogs on hand to consume
his present large corn crop, he said
that he had comparatively few, having
disposed of his spring pig crop nearly
a month ago.
Decrease in Farm Sales.
Our readers have noted fewer de-
scriptive articles in relation to farm
sales recently, simply because fewer
sales have been held. Farmers have
had a whole lot of farm work to do
of late, notably taking care of their
corn, shredding fodder, fall blowing,
etc. and this is one reason for the
falling off in sales. Another potent
reason has been the fall in live stock
prices. 1t is expected that when the
corn is finally cared for that more
sales will be put on, especially should
grain and live stock prices advance,
as many expect.