The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-19

A farmer who was in Richmond on
Saturday intent on making his car a
Christmas present of a new tire. set
of headlight lenses and getting a new
1922 license number, said that at least
two belated farmers on the Arba pike
son to rally the crowd and get their
shredding done.
And this reminds us that one Cen
ter township shredding ring completed
the job on three farms last week, much
to the relief of the whole bunch, the
work having been strung out for
month or more because of unfavorable
weather, wet fields, etc. The machine
got busy at Morgan LaMotte's on
Monday morning, was shifted TO Lind
ley Morgan's for an all-day run on
( Tuesday and made its last stop just
down the road at the A. c. Dickson
| place on Wednesday,
Eggs Are Cheaper
! Local merchants reduced their buy
4 ing price on eggs to As cents on Sat
urday. This is just Is cents below
their quotation two weeks or so ago,
! and which held at So cents per dozen
! for several days. The mild weather
is largely responsible for declining
prices in all cities, as applied to fresh
arrivals, it being true, however, that
cold storage egg stocks are consider
| ably larger than one year ago on this
date.
! Will Plant More Potatoes
! The Kosciusko county farm bureau
! legged on" by County Agent Tom A
! Parker, have decided to plant less
corn and more potatoes in 1922. Every
fall for the past 10 years has seen the
farmers hauling potatoes from cars
on track back home to their cellars
for winter use, and the money fol
these potatoes has been scattered over
the country The farmers have de
cided to change this condition next
year, and to not only grow a home
supply but also some for sale.
A few sample paintings last spring
: proved that potatoes can be success
fully grown in Kosciusko county
Twenty high school boys in Warsaw
planted one-fourth acre plots this yea
and averaged at the rate of 200 bush
els to the acre, despite the dry wea
ther. The farmers who grew potatoes
| this year, and who reported to Count,
( Agent Parker, showed an average o
r 81 bushels per acre.
Angus Cattle Breeders Meet
The third annual meeting Of the Wa
bash Valley Angus Breeders associa
tion convened at Sullivan, Ind, on Sat
urday.
o. +. Bradfute, of Xenia, O.. vice
president of the American Farm Bt
reau, and a large breeder of Angu
cattle in Ohio: d. X. ]. Seulke, fiel
; representative of the American Abel
deen Angus Breeders Association, an
: NJ. A. Judy. and old Angus breeder an
o field man, addressed the gathering.
The Angus breeders have don
much to develop an interest in Angu
n cattle in the Wabash Valley. severe
. herds of excellent cattle having bee
o brought into district within the las
two years. The organizations wa
|. formed at a meeting of Angus breet
ers held December II, 1919. NJ. /
g Smith, of Owensville, was the frs
5 president, and T. E. Medsker was SCI
f retary-treasurer. J. f. Ritchey, of Bicl
+ nell, is president of the organizatio
+ at this time.
Reduced Freight Rates
\ ducts and hay go into effect on Tue
| day, December 81, which is an add
| tional cause for rejoicing over til
) Christmas holidays. The railways r
Gently sought to have the order of tn
i Interstate Commerce Commissio
}. held up for six months but were rule
It against and ordered to comply wit
VI the ruling. as above.
D The reductions average about 16l
per cent. of the 1920 grain rates an
are decreased additionally by the cor
4 missions order which requires thu
il corn and other coarse grains be ca
ried for 10 per cent. less than whe;
and other breadstuff grains
Is The commissions original order f,
u; the reduction was issued October 9
u and was based on the petition of Fl