The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-11-24

To prevent the carrying away OF
exhibits of ear corn at the grain
section of the International at Chicago, |
stout wooden frames, covered WIN
woven wire have been built and III
stalled. The wired frames are tasten-
ed to the exhibit rack by stout hinges
in such a manner as to lock the eA-
hibits in, permitting them to be close
| " inspected but not disturbed. rms
was done because of the fact that aI
some of the former shows, the eAhlplIS
were carried off, ear by ear, until there
were not enough left TO make snow
| ing or for the owner to take paCh
! home.
| Visitors to the international may
see a large map of the world "hlcl.
| shows the names and locations OF
serious live stock diseases tnat occur
| in other countries, but from which the
! United States is free. This freeooiu
! is due not to good fortune, but TO or
oanized effort. The purpose of the
! man is to show the public what the
department, through its animal quar-
antine service, is doing to exclude for
eign nlagues. Farmers are urged TO
respect and support this service, when
! is conducted for their benefit. Every
livestock owner is asked to report
promptly any strange disease, and es-
neciallv any case that resembles 1907
and mouth disease.
Bows Win in Corn Contests.
shelby county boasts two corn
i champions in the same family, tath-
er and son. Peter J. Lux has carried
off the honors in the five-acre contest
heinz accorded a gold medal. His
son Frank. was the winner in MS
township and at the show held at
Shelbvville. last Saturday, in the one
acre contest. Young Lux produced
1915 bushels of corn on his acre, at
a cost of 347 per bushel
The boy who won second at the show
made the highest score in the county,
, with 1856 bushels on his acre. This
bov figured his cost at 32 cents per
/ busheI. He ranked young Lux IN
; quantity produced, but not IN his ex-
. hibit at the show. The highest cost
reported by any of the youngsters was
= 44.2 cents per bushel. Carl Kay, whose
crop was damaged by late summer
hail storm. produced but oo pushels'
at that cost.
National Exhibit at Chicago.
, To help bring about a better pubic
i
the United States department OF agrl-
, culture has prepared a special exhibit
1 tn he shown in connection with the In
ternational live stock exposition, NOV
26 to Dec. 8, at Chicago. This exhibit
+ is largely pictorial, and has been de
2 signed along popular lines to appeal
4 to the general public. 1t includes IL
t booths. three special features with
? live animals. and numerous supple
e mentary attractions. AS a gulde 10
: visitors and to help them get the
| greatest benefit from the exhibit, the
a department has issued a brief sum
:, mary of the display.
+ $4,000 Hogs on Market
: One might judge that hog ralsers
needed Thanksgiving money, as IN
deed MANY of them do, in view OF the
drop in prices in past 30 days In
cluding the leftovers there were 54,0OU
hogs in the Chicago pens on Tuesday
morning. Some fancy $50 pound ship
i pers reached $500, with S6.S5 as the
: practical top for $50 to 250 pound
l. averages. At night there were 10000
: hogs left in the pens. The day
; average was S665 against $3.50 a
{ year ago. $500 two years ago and
U $17.85 in 1918.
But $4,000 hogs arrived dI lHe CAl
h cago yards Wednesday. Light re
ceipts checked the decline and the
! DAYS average price was marked up IL
cents. indianapolis received 5000
= hogs on Wednesday and the strictly
n good kinds were advanced 10 to ID
: cents over Tuesdays best figures
= EVerybody's Dollar
Measured against prices in 1913, the
: pre-war year. the dollar spent for com
{ modities at wholesale in the aggregate
. now has a purchasing power Of 66 q
u cents In May, 1920, it was wortf
= 367 cents.
This measure of the price recession
:, (wholesale) from the peak of las1
, | year to the present time, is indicated
= in a tabulation issued by the United
- States bureau of labor statistics
Meeting of Orchardists
A meeting of orchardists is sched
r uled to be held at the court house il
II Eaton on Thursday, December /. Prof
a Beech, of the Ohio University will ad
: dress the meeting and discuss prob
IS lens of successful orchard manage