The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-12
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

II you are farmer and don't think
cloverseed is plenty cheap at $38 per
bushel, ASK the man" He will ex-
plain. He had just weighed out a
bushel for farmer when we inquired
to learn If. in all his eventful life, he
had ever sold cloverseed for so much
money?
No, this is the top price. but on
the other hand l have never before
paid so much for load of clover hay.
Glover seed is cheap at $3S. compare
lively speaking. You can SOW six acres
with a bushel Of seed and can cut
load of hay worth S3S or more from
every acre, if your land is right. Con-
slider, then, when farmer would haul
ton OF clover 10 miles to town and
sell 1t for IS, and at the same time
think he was doing we'll If he got a
bushel of good recleaned seed for IS.
Cloverseed is cheap, all right said
he, so we hasten to spread the glad
tidings. Maybe you hadn't viewed it
from just that angle.
In two of the following interviews
there is hint that some Wayne coun-
ty farmers may not be inclined to
strip to the buff and to then wade in
to hard work up to their chins next
hint Of this from all parts of the
country, indeed, as Washington has
advised.
May Ship Out Corn.
I'VE are not shipping in any corn,
in fact we shall very likely have some
to ship out little later" said c. E.
Sterzenbach. of the Eikenberry eleva-
tors at Camden. I'VE are shipping in
some good western seed oats. how
ever. We are paying $1.45 for corn
and are getting from s1.10 to $1.15 for
recleaned oats just now. We are sell
ing quite a little seed, prime clover
going at 500.
Very little of our wheat looks prom
Using and we are likely to see lot Of
sx<s sown this spring. AS to farmers
ling down their tillage, that will
be done to certain extent, we think.
mostly however, for lack Of help,
though some may be inclined to take
it easier this year, regardless. The
country round here seems to be free
from all hog Infections.
To Cut Down Paintings.
Many farmers can't feed so many
hogs nor cultivate so many acres this
year" said John w. Bennett Of Boston
township And know some who are
rot going to try to. Too many of the
bows and farm hands have gone to
town and there are farmers who are
going to take it little easier. which
they feel they are entitled TO 90.
They can't care for big corn crops to
feed big lots of hogs and can get
along. regardless, as they figure
eff enough farmers should limit pro-
duction, principally to their own needs,
we should see a change in the cities,
which all would feel. shall not raise
as many hogs myself this year; have
Is brood sows for spring farroW1ng
but raised no fall pigs. There were
some losses of fall and early spring
pigs, probably not great many. how
ever; nor do know of any sickness
in the hog pers Of late"
As against this view on hog produc-
ton we quote Ralph Burleson, OF
Abingdon township, who said: I'VE are
inclined to feed as many hogs as we
generally do, and expect to buy pigs
as usual We wintered but few sows
and denerd on huyilg feeders in
season. rather than to- breed in large
numbers. We buy according to mar
kets and supplies Of 'shoats and will
1,rohablv make no exception this
year"
Inclined to Reduce Croos.
S%As to whether farmers will reduce
t. II cultivated acreages this year. l
don't see how many of them can do
otherwise" said A. H. Pyle, living on
the Middleboro pike. Then 100. some
farmers are beginning to think that
they have been imposed on; that
prices are running one-sidcd ard too
much pressure to reduce them has hit
the farmers output, but not the things
he must buy, either to farm or feed.
When men quit producing some
thing always happens to prices, al
though I suppose most men will try
TO feed the usual number of hogs and
take a chance, If they can rcise corn
to do so. while others will go slow
md take It easier, awaiting the out
come. feed but few hogs myself.
but concentrate on herd OF register
4 Jerseys and do not feed any cattle
for market, milk and crecm being
more in my line.
hoos Should Go Higher.
"Everything considered. hogs should
not only stay up, but go higher: they
are out Of line with the cost of pro-
duction," Is the way Lewis II. Beeson.
who lives on the Liberty pike, puts IT.
II have % brood sowS TO come right
along now and shall raise two filters
this year Didn't lose any fail pigs.
having none to lose, as my habit has
been to raise but one crop of pigs
pcr year, but will make change this
time and raise two.
While there has been some winter
killing of fall and winter pigs, guess