The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-02
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

We wonder what tired and hun
| CRY farmer would do in a case like
this: 1t being 10 miles to the nearest
lunch counter? To the man living in
town the fact that his wife couldn't
cook would not be so tragic, providing
he could afford to pay the restaurant
prices. But with the farmer it is
different proposition. He finds it
cheaper and more to his liking to take
his regular meals at home.
Now a Chicago restaurant man,
knowing that a whole lot of city wives
are far from being cooks, advertises
as follows: IF your wife can't cook.
don't divorce her. Eat here. and save
her for a pet" That's the idea-"save
her for a pet" A little tenderness
and thoughtful consideration goes a
long ways; makes for happiness in
the home and brightens life. The Chi
cago caterer has the right idea.
AS a general proposition every farm
homemaker can cook. Her mother
taught her to- and she also will teach
her daughters all the needed culinary
arts. We are inclined to think that
the young farmer who finds his bride
an exception to the general rule will
keep her "as pet" until she learns
to cook, and be happy to do so.
Protests Live Stock Rates.
The National Live Stock Exchange
has filed brief with the interstate
commerce commission, protesting car
| load rates on mixed cars of stock,
where that rate is based upon the
highest rate on any species in the
car. They claim that farmers outside
of the stock raising territory are I'M
BILE to make up straight cars of cattle,
hogs, sheep, etc, and are forced to
pay discriminatory rate.
March, May and July Prieea
There was considerable speculation
as to what would be the opening price
on July wheat last Monday, also as
to the spread" between March and
July grain prices at the expiration of
the March option on the closing day
of the deal.
Here are the figures: March wheat
closed the month and the deal at
S1.55 July wheat closed at $1.19A on
same date. This shows a decline of
1914 cents per bushel. as compared,
and indicates the speculative feeling
as to new crop prices at Chicago. May
wheat closed at s1.3834 on the last
of March, or 10 cents over the July
price. There is no option trading in
June grain, of any kind.
Following a rather firm closing on
Thursday and a sale of July wheat as
high $1.214 on Friday morning a
heavy decline set in. The July option
sold down to $114A and the May
made a low TO $1.341a and closed at
s1.35, loss of 3A cents on the day.
, May oats struck a low of 81 cents
: at Chicago, closing at 371s, against SO
cents on April /, 1920. May corn lost
, one cent on the day, on a close at
5eN.
Now that the green bug has made
} his exit from the southwestern grain
fields Oklahomans say the damage was
t slight and that wheat now stands "a
foot high and is fourishing" Optimis
| tic Kansans are telling the nation that
they may raise a 175,000,000 bushel
} wheat crop this year. Perhaps?
2 Congress Aids Idaho Farmers.
+ A quarter of a million dollars. rep
4 resenting one-tenth of a federal ap
r preparation, has been obtained for the
: farmers in the drought stricken areas
: of Idaho for the purchase of seed with
5 which to start another crop.
/, 1t is stated that $500 will be dis
tributed to each needy farmer. and
that the federal reserve bank in Sar
2 - Francisco will hold first mortgage on
1 the grain crops, payable December Is
. The Idaho folks grow spring wheat
i But doesn't it seem rather odd, this
e taking of mortgage on the crop by
J., our genial Uncle Sam?
e Cowhide Nets 49 Cents.
A farmer living within sight of The
\ smoke of Chicago. tells of the sale OF
d a No. / three year old cowhide which
e brought s1.1o. The freight and com
0 mission stood him 81 cents, the me-
J was 40 cents. He wants to know
something. For instance-"how i:
Y that for a farmers profit?" You tel
him; language fails us.
President Brown of the Indiana fed
l. Grafton has been mailing out prose
l. poem to the county agents. and pos
n sibly to various county federation Off
i Gals. No, Mr.. Brown didn't write it
t. he is simply giving it circulation a
It bit of good farm literature or adver
d Using. 1t is entitled, Il Am the Far
e mer," and was written by James P
Mcdonald. 1t was handed US b,
II County Agent Dolan and is herewith
/ presented:
g AN THE FARMER
" I am the provider for all mankind
?. Upon me every human being constant
d ly depends.
n A world itself is builded upon m,
D toll. my products, my honesty.
/ Because of my industry America
Il my country. leads the world. He
y prosperity is maintained by me: he
l. great commerce is the work of m
A. good hands; her balance of trade
n springs from the burrows of my farm
5. My reaper brings food for today; m
pillow holds promise for tomorrow
In war l am absolute: in peace | an
indispensable-my country's surest de
70 Tense and constant reliance
d am the very soul of America, TIL
g hope of a race, the balance wheel O
n civilization.
n When l prosper, men are happy
IS when / fall, all the world suffers
e -
n HEMIER EARM MEErINc