The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-18
100000 ACRES CULTIVATED IN STATE;
INDIANA GREAT AGRICUL TURAL CENTER

grass in most satisfactory way for
pasture.
Swine breeding and feeding is prob
ably the most important feature Of a
great majority of the Indiana farms.
1t Is carried on in every county and
swine diseases have been almost en-.
Of the largest hog markets in the
world.
Many Sheep Raised.
Sheep raising and fattening is also
conspicuous as a farm industry in
many counties and is now on the in
crease. The Indiana climate is par
t1cularly adapted to successfully feed
ing out Western sheep and lambs.
In few other states are there as
many conditions favorable to profit
able poultry raising. The most sue
cessful climate for poultry production
Is medium between the severe winters
farther north and the warm debilita-
ting climate Of the south.
Within recent years the dairy de-
velopment In Indiana has received a
great impetus through the activities
Of one Of the greatest agricultural in
situations in the country-Purdue Uni
versity. Dairying campaigns. operated
| under the auspices of this institution,
have resulted in numerous cooper
alive COW testing associations, breed
| ing associations, and bull associations,
and in a general awakening of the
| possibilities of Indiana as great
dairy state.
Educational Agencies
Intimately related to and back of the
progress and development of the agri-
culture of the state are the School Of
Agriculture, the Experiment Station
and the Extension Department of Pur.
due University.
In all agricultural courses the scien-
| tific side of agriculture is strongly en-
phasiZed, although it is at all times
supplemental and backed up by prac'
| t:ce work and demonstrations in the
fields, orchards, laboratories, and
among the live stock and poultry.
The Indiana Agricultural Expert
ment Station is a division Of Purdue
University and stands as one Of the
| leading scientific agricultural 1nsttu
| tons in America.
The activities of the station include
! tie conducting of experiment of i'm
portance to agriculture, in animal hus
| handry, poultry, botany. dairy nus
bandry, entomology, horticulture, soils
and crops and veterinary science, issu
ing bulletins and other publications
giving the results of the Experimental
work, answering inquiries through cor
! respondence and otherwise, furnishing
speakers for agricultural meetings and
demonstrations, and the admlnlstra-
! ton of several state inspection and
, control laws.
Besides Purdue university there are
many country high schools Qndlana
! schools are exceled nowhere In the
world) are teaching scientific agricul
| ture and all other schools are required
| by law to give a course in agriculture
when requested to do so, regardless OF
| the number Of pupils. County agricul
| tural advisers are established in more
| than seventy Of the 90 counties who
cooperate with Purdue and the United
/ States Department of Agriculture
| Churches of all denominations are con
veniently located in all sections of the
! state and community centers are being
organized everywhere. Also there is
splendid Farmers association in
! each county that is affiliated with
! state and national organizations to
| look after the financial and social In
! terests of the individual farmer.
Farm Values
There are approximately 215,OOC
farms in the state averaging 100 acres
in size, the average value of which is
S12O an acre, and the range is from SAC
to S40O per acre, depending to some
extent on the improvements and prox
unity to cities.
These prices are considered very
reasonable in view of the conditions
high yields, prices, railroad facilieies
closeness to markets and other prob
lens confronting the farmer of many
states.s
BY far the greater per cent of India
ma land can be cultivated successfully
and profitably. Transportation facil
tiles and markets are the best. The
mileage of improved roads is consider
ably greater than any other state ir
proportion to size. Railroad and cleo
trio interurban lines reach practically
4 every county with Indianapolis, the
geographical center for all, and per
haps the greatesh interurban and i'm
proved road centers in the country
Direct lines reach such large ant
prominent outside markets as Chicago
st. Louis, Cincinnati. Louisville, Tole
) do Buffalo, and all Eastern seaboart
points.