The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26

giant squashes, how does this story
from Waukegan, Illinois, strike you?
According to the veracious Chicago
Tribune, which prints a picture to
prove it, one e. w. Plonien of Wauke-
gan, raised SO squashes on plot ~
feet square, each a giant and one OF
which weighed SO pounds IL ounces.
They were all golden hubbards. That
crop should be valuable for seed, pro-
viding many of us had a taste for
squash pies, all winter long. But at
any rate the restaurants could get
away with them; also the pie makers
who operate by machinery.
A whole lot of Illinois wheat land
is reported badly in need of rain, and
the state agricultural statistician re-
ports that "the seeding of winter
wheat and rye is now in full swing"
It Is feared that the wheat acreage will
fall short, farmers being doubtful of
profits on the 1921 crop. Illinois far
mers are holding much wheat for bet
ter prices
Cow Gives IL Tons Of MIX.
A years official test of Holstcin
| COW at Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, estab-
lished a new state record for junior
year olds, last week. Her record is
23,415.4 pounds of milk, over IL tons,
| and 1851 pounds of butter fat. This
| cow is owned by w. F. Bratz and was
| MIXED four times daily during the en-
| tire year. The labor cost and the feed
bill during this test would be interest
ing, but has not come to hand.
Fiftieth Annual Session.
The Indiana State Grange closed its
| f1ftieth annual session at Connersville,
| last Friday. 1t approved the truth-in-
| fabrics bill and went on record as op-
posing the Nolan bill which is to come
up again in the next congress. This
bill is designed to impose special
government tax on farm lands valued
at $4,000 or more. More than 900
grangers were in attendance and near
ly all sessions were held behind closed
doors.
Some QuackIess Ducks
A comparatively new breed of ducks
in the country, the Muscovy, a native
Of Russia, is being introduced to the
American farmer This duck is "quack
less; are said to be splendid layers
and good mothers, and to fatten early
for market 1t is claimed that many
of them will weigh seven pounds dress
ed when three months old. AS help
to downing old H. C. L., the Muscovy
should be welcomed.
A Welcome October Rain.
The October rain on Monday was
more welcome even than the flowers in
May. Farmers whose wheat hadn't
sprouted, whose stock ponds were low
and whose pastures were burned
brown by more than month of hot
dry weather, set out on their front
porches and watched the water come
down for hours, estimating how many
tons of water was soaking into the
ground for a reserve supply. AS the
bulk of their corn is still standing the
hope that no freeze will coat the stalks
with ice will be generally shared, al
though the merchants say that little
"snappy' weather would help the dry
goods, clothing and shoe trades, and
be very seasonable. The rain was gen
eral over a wide local area.
County Infrmary Stock Sale.
Forty-one head of Shorthorn cattle
and 60 good feeding shotes, weighing
from 80 to 100 pounds are to be sold
at the Wayne County Infirmary farm
on Thursday, beginning at noon. F
B. Petro, superintendent, says: The
reason we are selling is that We have
more stock than we can care for anc
this explains why the county commits
sioners ordered the sale. Lunch pre-
cedes the sale.
Lose Money of l.. S. Lunches.
This reminds US that several Ladies
Aid societies have decided to no Longer
serve lunches at live stock sales SCI
for opening at 1890. unless the society
is guaranteed a certain number o.
lunches The reason is this. So many
dine at home before coming to the
sale, knowing that he sale will hardl!
get under way before l o'clock, OF
later, that the women have no idea as
to how many lunches will be needed
AS one lady remarked: when they