The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-06

There are now amout 26O co-opera-
tive elevators in Indiana, in control of
the Farmers Grain Dealers associa-
ton. Although new elevators are &C.
casionally built, it is the policy of the
organization to take over existing ia
clllties rather than to build. This re-
moves competitor, gives immediate
use and is usually more economical
than the installing of a new plant.
Considerable winter killing of young
clover Is reported and as a partial re-
lief for this misfortune a hay crop of
oats and Canadian field peas is rec
commended by the Ohio State univer.
sity. The mixture, consisting of 1 II
bushel of oats and l bushel of peas
per acre is sown just as oats are
sown, will make a very rapid growth
and will make from ] u to 2A tons of
hay per acre, depending on the soil,
according to this authority.
Agricultural Tariff Bill.
Washington promises that the agri.
cultural emergency bill will come up
next week and be quickly disposed Of.
One of the sections which is likely
to cause controversy relates to the
importation Of potash. This industry
was established in this country during
the war, but since that time most of
the plants have been shut down.
Farmers contend that cheap potash
for fertilizer purposes is an essential
and are opposed to a tariff on that
product.
Lower Export Grain Rates.
The chairman of the interstate COM
MERGE commission recommends re-
duction of cents per hundred on
export grain from ST. Louis and
cents on the all-rail rate from Chicago,
with lake and rail rates from lake
ports at Duluth, Minneapolis and Chi.
cago cut correspondingly on grain and
flour. This is resigned to stimulate
the export business, only, and does
! not apply otherwise.
If your fruit is in bloom poison
sprays will kill the bees, so don't
spray at such a time. 1t is better to
raise bees than to kill them There
are none too many bees distributing
pollen and fertilizing the blossoms in
any year.
Fer Buyer and Seller.
The c. & o. Railway company pub.
| lish a monthly bulletin designed Ito
bring buyer and seller together" The
bulletin lists the offerings of the farm
ers along the road, including cattle
hogs, horses, mules, sheep, fruit and
produce, also farm machinery, poultry
seeds, etc. In the April list are in
Guided hares, dogs, ducks, geese and
turkeys, and the offerings cover all
the hest known strains of poultry, with
the names of numerous fanciers who
have the birds to dispose of. A check
up shows twelve varieties, ranging
! from Anconas to Wyandottes.
| In addition there is quite list OF
| wants" including implements and
machinery, seeds and live stock. Be
yond giving out the information as to
what is on offer and what is wanted
tho road assumes no responsibility
whatever Addresses are given and
the business is done direct by the par
ties interested The bulletin is printed
by the agricultural and industrial de
partment. at Richmond, Va
| Millions Spent for Soys.
So far as the census statistics show
no soy-bean oil was manufactured ir
this country in 1919 or 1920, although
several western oil mills and southern
cotton-oil mills crushed both imported
and domestic grown beans in earlier
years. At the same time the importa
ton of oil for the year ending June 80
1920, amounted to 95,773, 594 pounds
valued at $25,233,590. The importa
tons of soy-bean oil cake for the same
period amounted to 16.273,7S5 pounds
valued at $40S,S95 Beans were i'm
l ported to the amount of 4,022.55