The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-05
The Farm and
The Farmer
By William r. sanborn

That sudden death in the form of a
deadly gas may lie in wait in a partly
filled silo will doubtless be a new idea
to many Of us, but the government has
sent out a warning to that effect. 1t
cites the fact that two men died of
this poison in silo in Illinois, and
that the farmer who went in to see
what had happened was saved in the
nick of time, but was a very sick
| man.
The danger is greatest in tall silos
| that are not properly ventilated while
standing partly filed over night, giving
ample time for the gas to accumulate.
This will do no harm if the blower is
| turned on for a few minutes in the
morning before anyone enters the silo
That is all that is needed for safety
1t disperses the heavy gas by free
circulation of the air. We are calling
attention to this important matter
fearing that the article printed else
where in this issue may be overlooked
by some of you who are crowded fol-
time.
The o. A. Pierce farm in the Hagers
town district was sold at auction or
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acres in the tract and the sale wa:
made to Ernest Sruggs at $3.50. Al
bert Hindman, the auctioneer, say!
that Mr.. Pierce purchased the propert!
at public sale at $50 per acre las
spring"
Walter Hunnicut, of Clay township
says that there is quite an invasion o
second crop chinch bugs, in spots, vi
! To hot - h,,cv
strike a field 0millet their pathwa,
through or across is clearly defined
and at the green edges where they ar
feeding, they may be scooped up il
quarts. He cites just that kind of
f scene coming under his own observe
, ton.
A Franklin township farmer tells @
' the bugs travelling from one corn feel
to another, through a patch of mile,
| He says that the strip traversed look
! as dead as if burned over The res
r of the millet is in fine condition.
Il And this raises the question-Wha
I are the bugs doing to the corn? Tha
depends upon the age and condition c
the corn when attacked. Some dan
age has unquestionably been done, bu
farmers in general do not seem wol
ried about it. Most of them ar
claiming that their corn was too ia
along in mid-August to be great
damaged. Many others have not mad
!, careful inspection and thus are unabl
= to give the facts.
Chinch Bugs in Silaee.
4 A center township farmer finds SCI
eral rows of corn on the side of til
II field nearest his silo badly infeste
e with chinch bugs. AS there are ais
e more or less of these pests scattere
n over the field the question as to tn
. effects of these bugs in silage cam
up. Will the cattle and hogs relis
q such silage? Will the bugs injure til
It silage, or the live stock, rather?
AS a matter of fact we have not "
Y located farmer who has ever foun
5 the bug in his corn at silo filling tim
n One farmer says: IF you are fillir
5, a silo from buggy field, early in ii
If season, most of the bugs will probabI
d be shaken to the ground in cutting II
n corn, and on to the wagon in the hau
c. ing, and the silage cutter will tai
4 care Of a. lot more of them, if the
v, get that far along. l guess it will /
n pretty hard to salt down many bugs
r silo, even at the worst, and we hay
u so few of them, taken as a whole, TIL
n | don't think we need to worry abo,
them
20 Mr.. DruIeys Views.
Ie In a chat with Jesse Druley Il
% latter said: Il haven't noticed ar
IS bugs in our corn. nor any effect
}; their work. My corn looks alrigf
S though it may be that there are bu;
in 1t, as they seem to be rather wide
IS scattered. AS matter of fact | new
10 have seen chinch bugs in ripened cor
IS or at silo filling time. Don't belle
= you can pack enough chinch bugs in
u silo to hurt anything or TO effect Il
e silage. They are most likely to
l. shaken off and scattered in handlin
should Judge"
: The First Colt Club.
| About a dozen Allen county youn
sters have organized a colt club, Il
first in Indiana, and probably in Il
entire country. These boys are Il
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