The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16

The fve-acre corn contest in Morgan
county was won by H. F. Mcclellan.
of Monroe township, with record of
1922 bushels to the acre. His close
second is o. r. Lambert, of Adams
township, with 101.03 bushels, while
Allan Bryant, of Gregg township.
scores third with 973. The interest
ing point to Wayne farmers is this:
Mcclellan planted his corn SKA by
3x4. Lambert planted 3x6 by SKA,
while Bryant, the low man, planted
Exc by 3x6. 1t will be seen that this
gave Mcclellan a chance to gain a
little yield. by raising few more
stalks to the acre.
A report from Brazil is to the effect
that the heavy rain on last Monday
broke the longest drought in twenty
years, in that section.
The farm federation of Elkhart
county. has just completed organiza-
ton, with a membership of more than
600. c. s. Masterson, of Greenfield,
has given the entire fall to the work,
in the pay of the state federation. He
had some lively local help, of course.
Corn Crib and Wood Pile.
The farmer with a wood lot and
plenty of corn is assured of a warm
fireside, if the worst comes in winter
weather. Should corn decline in the
prairie states to slightly lower level
on farm values, the coal men will have
competition in fuel, according to
western editor.
Anent this comment is the following
from the Chicago Tribune:
THE senate committee on recon
struction and production in a pre-
liminary report today declared that
coal profiteering mas become a nation
al disgrace. especially since the
issuance Of coal priority orders by the
interstate commerce commission"
This relates. of course, to the pro-
duction of coal and not to it's retail
distribution. From the action taken
by fair price officers in several states,
including Indiana. it would be absurd
to lay all the blame on the mine
owners, all the time. During the
scarcity and clamor for coal, both coal
.. brokers and retailers were often re-
sponsible for excessive prices. Coal
production is now very heavy, and
with the forced decline in manufacture
! ing, and a falling demand for steam
coal, we may reasonably expect cheap
| er coal as the winter progresses.
For the first time since the govern
ment barred trading in wheat options
en- all boards of trade. May wheat was
quoted in Chicago, Wednesday. The
| first trade was made at $1.60 per
bushel. From this figure it made a
rapid decline to s1.51 and closed at
s1.53. This was almost cents under
March delivery, while in normal cir
cumstances the May option would have
had carrying charge premium. Both
grain and live stock sold off on Wed
nesday. This was owing to the final
crop estimate showing extraordinary
production, as printed Wednesday.
! Idaho Growers Unite.
| Idaho wheat growers have formed a
marketing association, in which the
members agree to turn over their
! wheat crops to the association for
sale, for five ensuing years. including
their 1920 crops, still unsold, unless
these crops are now contracted for
The Idaho association men are plan.
ming to feed" the market as condi
tons warrant, and to sell to millers
and exporters direct, and possibly
direct to foreign buyers, both here
land abroad. should it prove profitable
to do so. The charter provides for a
| out, cooperative dSSOCldtlOu.
| Lowest Of Year
After three days of sharp declines
and within 10 days of Christmas
cattle fell to the low of the year at
Chicago on Wednesday. The best
cattle on offer brought but S12 so, with
only few selling above $11. Here
then we have top on hogs of $9.20
against $3.50 for prime steers. Cattle
still are coming forward in large num-
bers. over $1,000 being received. dur
ing the first three days of this week
against 1877, 900 hogs.
| All this Of course is of small com.
fort to the farmers who have had 10
feed high priced stuff so long
This medicine has come in large and
bitter doses of late: but this seems to
j be the common lot in hundred lines