The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-14
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

Friday night, December To- III 'lo
year 1921, has been set apart oy the
farmers of Center township, Wayne
county. state of Indiana, as the first
night in the history of the farm ou-
reau to be devoted to a practical dem
onstration of what dandy good COOKS
these farmers are.
The occasion is a community meet
ing and supper to be held in the chris
tian church at Centerville on tnat
happy December night. One enthusi-
astic scribe tells all Indiana that the
farmers of the township will prepare
and serve the refreshments.
Of course no outsiders Will be per-
mitted to see the cooking done, ana
there will be inside and outside guards
stationed at the kitchen entrances to
keep the inquisitive out. One bewh1s-
kered farmer said: "Shucks. Them
corn and hog farmers amt no cooks;
| why, doggone 'em, they couldn't bile
eggs by the clock"
On our suggestion that every mar
| ried farmer might be permitted TO
| name his wife as first assistant cook,
| the old man smiled and allowed: In
which case we might get something to
| eat, after ALL"
! The Program at Milton
! The folks at Milton are taking no
! chances of too many incompetent
cooks spelling the broth at the meet
| ing on Wednesday night. To avoid
such a disappointment the Ladies Aid
! of the Christian church will serve sup
per this evening, and the meeting will
, be held in that church edifice. An
interesting program has been ar
ranged, and the meeting will open at
z O'Clock. Music, song and speech
: making is on the evenings bill and
Andrew kerber is in charge Of the
musical program.
/ About Farm Institutes.
! F. L. Allen, supervisor of Ohio
farmers Institutes, having received re-
ports from speakers at the opening
sessions of the 1922 series. passes
on a finding that farm people are
more in earnest about their business
than ever before, and are far more
interested in community, as opposed
to individual, affairs"
At the sessions of the first few
weeks, attendance ran decidedly above
all previous figures. Since then, says
Mr.. Allen, rough weather and bad
roads have reduced the margin of in
crease. but attendance is still running
high.
/ Independent Institutes have been
planned by large number Of com
munities, and promise to continue rap
id growth in number. In 1919. Al
counties held los undergraduates
apart from the regular state institute
sessions. Last year, the number
jumped to 166 independent institutes
in SO counties. Indications are that
this ratio of increase will be main
tanned this year." Mr.. Allen says.
FIGHT About County Agent.
An Elkhart special to the Tndianap
oils News states that a special session
of the Elkhart county board of edu
cation has been called for Dec Is. t.
consider the opposition to the appoint
ment of c. B. Blosser. as county agent
The statement is that the American
Legion objects to Blosser, who is
Mennonite and a conscientious obiecto
j., TO war. It is further stated that the
. county farm bureau also objects t.
Blosser, and has recommended Jane
-, Kline, formerly agricultural agent o
Lawrence county.
Price on Fat Steers
Seven steers bred and fed by tn
Missouri college of agriculture
brought S1,471 at Chicago at the clos
of the International The price pc
!, pound ranged from 16 to 90 cents. TIL
! highest figure was paid for the cross
! bred Shorthorn-Angus steer, Deposi
{ ton. All had been fitted for show an,
market by the animal husbandry &c
partment of the college, and were fet
corn, oats, bran, linseed oil meal ar,
| a little molasses.
Rotation of Crops Pays.
An experiment over period of 5
i years, covering crop rotation and lac
/. of it, makes an interesting and cor
vincing showing of results. This worl