The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-27
.MITCHEl'S FARM
IS ONE OF BEST IN
RICH union co.
ev WILLIAM r. sANsoRN

When a man attains to the dignity
of the ownership of a productive farm
or more than 1,00U acres, on which are
eight tenant farmers in good homes,
one might conclude that things were
coming that mans way. It's 10 to one
that such a man will be found dill
gent In his business" He will need
to be. Nor are his, eight hour days.
He is on the job as many hours as
the season and conditions require.
Mr.. MitcheIPs Farm Operations
Asked as to how much land he had
sown to wheat last fall, Charles Mitch
ell of Union county said: I'VE planted
a total of $50 acres, 100 Of which looks
good, 100 only fair, and 80 acres Is
very poor. 1t has all been sown to
clover and timothy and not an acre IS
to be plowed up"
Should the sea son finally turn out
propitious, Mr. Mitchell can count on
a whole lot of corn. He Is preparing
ito plant $50 acres and has as fine
lot of seed as one could wish to own.
AS a student of seeds and culture 1t
is safe to say that only the best and
surest seed are given a chance to grow
on the Mitchell acres.
Is A Large Feeder.
There is quite bunch of live stock.
For example, 20 brood sows were
wintered, a cut of so per cent as com
pared with the winter of 1920. Then,
too, there are a lot of feeders, and
some young pigs, for his soWs are
lust beginning to farrow, and there
will also be an August-September crop
10 follow. There are also 80 head OF
cattle in the feed lots and soon to go
ron pasture All the horses are needed
Ito work the place, with tractors to
thelp out. They are right smart busy
son the farm just now.
An Old Time Mansion.
A large and we'll kept lawn, shaded
by stately trees, forms the ideal set
ting of the Mitchell farm home, built
rby grandfather Smith" more than ct
Years ago. but so well preserved that
lit looks good for another century. II
lis large brick, all the timber FOL
which was cut and sawed on the place
Men took more pride in their work
lin grandfathers days" said ME-
Mitchell.
Has Every City Convenience.
Among the conveniences seldom
found, even in city homes, is an cleo
)tric refrigerator, that need not be even
oiled for five years. There is thermo
iStatlC regulation OIL llle temperature dS
tdesired.
There is also an electric range IN
the kitchen and electric lights and run
ming water all over the home place
supplied by a giant windmill and tank
near the house. Like Professor Chris
tie of Purdue, Mr.. Mitchell insists thai
. farm home is more than place l1
which to eat and from which to sail!
forth and do the feeding and chores
and to return to sleep in.
Mrs. Mitchell Is an enthusiast or
poultry, her taste running to White
Orphingtons, in her fine flock OF
which she naturally takes much pride
She wintered 100 hens and there are
elready 800 promising chicks on the
place. Some of these arrived early
and will weigh a pound.
Union Is A Rich County.
Union county is rich in fine farms
and in the number of its progressive
up-te-the-hour farmers, men who keel
abreast of the times, are we'll inform
ed and eminently capable. Many
farmers own from 800 to 500 acres
others hold still more land. and some
families have holdings running we'll VI
to 1000 acres, perhaps more. Coco
roads, fine schools and churches
neighborly communities and the Wisl