The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-09
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

Oats and gasolene do not make
palatable mixture. They are not US
ually even discussed in the same
sentence: but here is a case where
they were. A North Dakota farmer
recently said This is the first time in
my recollection that a bushel of oats
would not buy a gallon of gasolene"
He was speaking Of his local market.
OF the price Of oats at his elevator and
OF gasolene in the village
And this reminds us of the fact that
there are world of oats in northwest
ern Canada which are unstable. The
freight rates to consuming markets
leave nothing but the work of hauling
for the farmer.
And the western farmer who said
that he couldn't pack enough hides on
wagon to buy a pair of fine shoes,
was only illustrating discrepancy in
The prices of what the farmer has to
sell and what he has to buy; because
his products have fallen the fastest
and to the lowest level, compared to
articles Of manufacture. This condi-
ton will most likely be adjusted more
equitably. later. But it pinches and
hurts now. 1t is the cause of nearly
The Farmers Busy Season.
If farmers really ever do enjoy
period Of actual rest when they can
invite their souls to enjoy life, which
they almost unanimously deny. this
isn't the time of year for it. The bust
ness of the farm year is just beginning
in this latitude, and is now under way
The day of the farm sale has passed
until the fall season: farm institutes
ere a memory, and the numerous get
together and social township fedora
ton meetings. are of the past. True,
the regular monthly meetings will
take place and here and there will
social gatherings be held, such as
Grange picnics. Equity socials and
eat-fests in the woods. and gatherings
of farm bureau folks with well filled
baskets, after harvest days. But be-
tween seed time and harvest lie many
weary days of work from sun-up to
sunset: the sun being early to rise
and slow and late in setting in the
mean time.
The wish Of the farmers for a solid
week Of sunshine was not gratified.
The down pour on Thursday night, fol-
lowed by showers on Friday interfe red
with plowmen and delayed their work
for at least two days. Just when plows
were running right, ard every tractor
and pillow team was The busiest. Pas
| lures are greening and Young clover,
where not frozen out. is making a
! brave showing. There is promise of Il
greater acreage of Sudan and soys this
wear than last. the Sudan being pro
life and long lasting pasture crop
mich is growing in favor. The sowing
Of soy beans in the corn has been
found very profitable by those who are
inclined to let the hogs harvest their
own corn
Wooden Cloth for Farmers.
There are so few wooden mills in The
central west thai the proposal that
farmers have their wool woven into
cloth and made up into clothing is far
from DraCtible. except in rare inStan-
COS. Down east it is different. In one
Connecticut county the farmers pooled
all their wool through q manager who
found an idle wooden mill, made a deal
with it and had the entire lot made up
into cloth. This cloth was woven into
p selected line Of patterns and dis
tributed back to those who furnished
the wool 1t was a satisfactory deal,
mary Of the farmers having surplus
cloth to supply a few neiehbors
The officers of the Mclean county.
Illinois farm bureau are going to trv
out that plan. if il can be a arranged. and
are to get samples CT such cloth to be
shown at bureau headquarters II
such arrangement can be mad il will
present ornortUnitv TO get virgin wool
cloth which Will give long wear, at a
great saving. and at the same time
provide a market for WOOL.
Shipping Wheat at Greensboro
Manager Kennedy. of the elevator
at Greensboro. said Saturday morning
that they bad shipped out three cars
of wheat during the week and that