The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08

The Burley McGill farm sale at the
eastern edge of New Paris Thursday
does not mean that he is to leave the
farm, but that he was intent on dis
posing of some live stock and imple-
ments, thus tightening his labors. He
will continue to reside on the home
place, it is said, but intends having
the acreage farmed on share or rental
| basis
The McGill sale opened shortly after
II o'clock. Quite a number of his
| farm friends and some of the town
folk were on hand to pick up the offer
| ings according to taste. A few ar
ticles of household use attracted the
women visitors, and the men made 4
quick clearance of the live stock and
| implements. No feed, grain or hay
was sold
Four horses, IA head of cattle and
over 40 hogs went under the hammer.
| Three cows with calves sold at better
| than $50, one large roam and calf
bringing sos. This was a real mixer.
A couple of sows with sucking pigs
brought $40; other sows less. Simon
Weddle conducted the auction and +.
C. Mikesell, of the bank at New Paris,
made the settlements.
I PrebIe Duroc Breeders Sale
| The executive committee of the
Preble County Duroc Breeders asso
citation announces that the selection
of individuals for the coming sale has
been made, and that there are nc
finer Duroc types anywhere" This
sale will be held on the Stewart Bros
farm in Israel township. Thursday
Oct. Is. 1t is expected that red hog
fanciers will be present in force.
Ralph Test, county agent at New
castle, says that the sowing this fal
clearly indicates a reduced acreage Of
wheat for next years harvest in Hen
ry county.
1t is now stated that more thar
$225.000 has been advanced by the
Michigan farm bureau on pooled
wool"
Mclean county, Illinois, is the ban
ner Grain Growers county in the en-
tire United States, having 901 mem
bers listed on October j. Most of the
elevators in that county are cooper
alive and are working with the Grair
Growers, so it is reported from farm
bureau headquarters.
A Wisconsin Pig Day
Rock county, Wisconsin, has an an
nual pig day and picnic. Thirty-nine
. pigs were fed 81 days this year and
were all lined up for show on the date
of demonstration, in the presence o.
about 1,500 farm folks. The story o.
the feed used, its cost and gains made
is of interest. and is as follows:
The SO pigs fed 81 days consumed
14,080 pounds of corn, 2,240 pounds O.
oats, 400 pounds of wheat, $40 pound:
of tankage and $500 pounds of milk
They were also provided with an acre
of alfalfa pasture.
The cost of the feed was placed a
s294.44. The pigs gained 1850 pounds
, which was 100 pounds for $50 pound:
, Of grain.
That $4,000 900 Pool.
The stock growers finance corpora
ton, otherwise the S5O,000,000 cattl,
:. loan pool, is now in active operation
, 1t is in no respect q government en-
terprise, but that of 21S banks in i
: cities. The promoters of this poo
did not want to go into it for gaiI
or investment, and the same is true o
\ those managing it." says NJ. l. Nc
Clure. president of the corporation
He states that these bankers couIt
lhave used their money in their owl
Itrade channels at greater profit
5 The Chicago bankers who are man
aging this pool for the rest of tn
S subscribers are devoting time to it
= affairs with no hope of reward TIL
t New York City banks subscribed on
0 half the pool
+ Woolens and Wages.
/ The president of the American Woo
en- company, at Andover, Mass, says
= 1--WE see nothing in the wooden indus
try to warrant a reduction in wages.
Wages already have been cut COZ
siderably, compared to the high time
and wool is still a mighty low price,
commodity, as every sheep owner ha