The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-15
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

The farm bureau song book is
tastefully printed little volume and
contains many new songs set to old,
familiar tunes You can inspect a
copy at the county agents Office in
the courthouse.
Farmers are generally reporting
chinch bugs in their corn fields, but
say that the damage from the second
brood is scarcely noticeable. The real
danger lies in what the winter does
| to this pest. Cold weather with ice
and snow will materially reduce the
"carry-over" of bugs. but a mild, open
winter, with an early spring, will re-
suit to the contrary. The stuff in the
fence corners and the weeds along
! the edges of the fields should be cut
and burned this fall or We are likely
| to have real invasion next year.
The chinch bug damage in Wayne
| this summer really amounted to very
little The combined acreage of corn
| injured wouldn't make a good-sized
spot of any township map. That, how
ever, does not minimize the loss to
the half dozen individual farmers who
lost more or less corn, depending on
how promptly they got into action to
control the pest Doubtless an early
and careful watch will be the rule in
i 1921.
H. n. Stanford's Views.
H. H. Stanford, of Williamsburg,
says he is planning to hog-down his
early planted corn, because it is not
likely to make as good an article as
his late planted field, which has been
coming right along since getting all
the rain needed. Taking II all round
/ am looking for a dandy corn CROP
this fall in our neighborhood' said
he, and l judge this will go for mos
of Wayne county. barring too early
frosts." Mr.. Stanford says that theil
is one bill in congress, fathered By
the farmers, that all the people would
endorse did they but know of its i'm
portance to the entire public. This i:
} the truth-in-fabrics BILL said he, "anC
! can't see why congress doesn'
lrealize its Importance to the entire
J country
- Despite its importance It is not un
, likely that this bill will be lost in tn,
shuttle, SO much urgent Legislation
being billed for action. We must no
forget, also, that there is a combina
ton of interests in opposition
: Carl Wilson, living in the Green
Fork neighborhood, reports his corr
as giving promise of splendid crop
also that if the season is long enough
he will have some good late potatoes
while the early planted variety i
mostly all tops. Mr.. Wilson is plan
ming for a cleanup sale early il
: September.
Report From Camden.
The manager of the Farmers eleva
tor at Camden said on Saturday tina
J.. they were paying s1.14 for wheat, an,
that a little of it was still dribblin;
in. As to the average production thi
year he thought that Il bushels woul,
hit the nail, also that quite a numbe
of growers had decided to hold, hor
ing for better prices later on, in whicl
{ idea he concurred. ...
e Relating to corn and oats in tn
Camden section the elevator manage
is Of the opinion that a lot of thei
+ corn was permanently injured and il
e spite of good late rains will not fl
1T was benefited, of course" said he
but that by no means insures reg
l. ular corn crop. The late planted cor
}, may come out in good shape, depend
: ing On the kind of fall we have H
stated that they had taken in a lot c