The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-06

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have upon our wheat prices and de-
mand, will be glad to know that |
France has harvested big wheat crop |
this year. The French have had more |
than their share of troubles during re-
cent years and still have all the load !
they can carry.
1t is surprising. however, to learn
that the French wheat crop is large
enough to be nearly adequate to their
needs for this crop year. 1t is true
that France was droughtstricken last
summer, but it seems that wheat rip
ened early and that while the crop OF
vegetables in France was cut short
for lack of rain that wheat had ample
moisture.
At all events the Official Journal
issued a statement on Monday that
settles the question as far as wheat
is concerned. 1t states that the crop
this year is the first normal crop
since 1914" The harvest come so
early that it is expected that it viii
have to cover period of thirteen
months Our own wheat harvest also
came early and we began exporting
new wheat much earlier than we or
dinarily do, in large quantity.
:
The total amount of the yield is set
down as S7,S43,000 quintals, including
the production in Alsace-Lorraine,
which is 100000 quintals. "a quintal
. is about three and two-thirds bushelsD
The harvest is slightly superior 10 the
average production in 1909 and 1913.
There are still about 100000 less
hectares under cultivation than prior
!, to the war, but the production TO the
hectare is the highest ever recorded.
; The consumption of bread in France
will doubtless increase normally owing
I; to reduction of price and also because
of the smaller production OF Vege-
, tables.
The Sowing of Fall Wheat
Owing to the fact that 80 per cent
of the wheat grown in many parts OF
4 Indiana this year was tlyIn1esleu'
: Purdue says:
? FARMERS are urged to prepare
; good seedbed, obtain good SEED use
I fertilizer. pillow under infested stuDDle
5 - clover is not on the ground. and to
DELAY sowing until after the fly Tree
!, date" Extensive experimental work
I in the last few years has shown dates
I at which wheat may be sown IN dll-
= ferent parts of the state and escape
fly damage.
State Fair Notes
II kent half dozen judges pretty
busv ali day Monday to judge the pig
= club pigs at Indianapolis. There were
: eS nigs in the Duroc Jersey class
= alone Between 300 and 400 pigs are
J entered for honors and their youthfui
:, Owners are present TO care for their
}. pets.
a The largest show of Shorthorn cat
!, tie in the history of the TAR was
!. shown in the Coliseum on Monday'
+ The total list of pure-bred live stock
p on exhibit exceeds 5000 head, accord
!. ing to estimates of various depart
g. ment heads. One feature OF the talr'
f the mich goat section, is attracting
h more attention than one might think
The mich goat is more important
d animal than most of US are aware
o That Big Grain Sack
n The largest burlap bag ever turned
d out by the Bemis Bag company is be
/, ing exhibited at the Near East Relief
beadouarters on the fair grounds al
Indianapolis. 1t is a about Is feet high
q and is 9 feet wide. 1t stands for the
a immense amount of grain needed tc
v feed the hungry overseas. The presi
" dent of the American Farm bureau
A has endorsed the appeal for grain
= and says:
IN 81 believe that the cause for which
the Near East Relief is gathering toot
is worthy of receiving the generoslt!
n of American farmers. On invesuga
id ton of the methods proposed for col
lg lecting and handling this gift, thes'
a methods appear practicable. No ex
}; penditures for milling, transportation
err handling charges, or any overhead
NJ will be made from sale of Withdrawal
IL of any of the food given, 100 per cen
rs of which will reach the people TO
= whom il was intended. 1t is believet
70 the Near East Relief will be able 4
a carry out this program and that
IN will do so, and on this basis 1t wi
receive the support of those Amer
e, can farmers who are generous an
nc able to give"
is Are Filling SIos
ed The silo-filling season has opene,
nd up once more. A few were filled dul
10 ing the past week, but a number Q
silo rings went into action on Nor
day, and from now on silo-filling gu
er fits will work from early morn ii
ag eve until that chore is done.
re Albert Higgins, living on the Gale
ed Jackson farm, southwest of Cente
is Vile. began filling one of the larges
he silos in the county last Saturday, an
finished shortly afternoon on Monda!
at He is in a silo ring of seven.
IS, Arthur Collins, of Fountain Cit!
rs. finished filling his silo on Tuesda
r.. forenoon A number of men in hi
Is, threshing ring will fill silos in turf
rs. Here is a case of cooperative effol
RS. which pays the farmer a good div
III. dend.
m Deadly Gas in SiIos
de We cannot omit again calling a
"a tention to the fact that deadly ga
NJ. is generated during silo filling, wheI
ss the half-flled silo is tackled in til
morning This gas kills quickly. an
no man should enter a silo until tn
blower has been run a few minute
! in such circumstances. 1t is best
have doors open above you as yo
go. at all times, for the freest circuli
ton of air.
If you did not read our article O
tb this subject in Mondays Palladium
get the paper, turn TO page Is IN
read it now. 1t tells of the killing