The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-11-19

The fact that the war finances cor
poration IS considering ways and
means 10 tinance corn holdings has at
least had a sentimental effect upon
prices, is the view of grain brokers.
Forty-eight advances or loans, total
ing more than S2,000,000, were ap-
proved by the war finance corporation
on Wednesday. These were exclusive
ly for the benefit of agriculturalists,
including live stock. OF the sum de-
voted to the latter use S491 900 went to
Missouri for financing live stock held
in Texas" in addition to which Texas
secured an added $121, 900 for the same
purpose. In the days distribution
Kansas was awarded $4,000 and Iowa
100000 Indiana did not show in the
list.
Clyde NJ. Reed, chairman of the Kan
sas commission. is protesting against
the reduction of 10 per cent in freight
rates on farm products. in lieu of the
16 per cent recommended by the in
terstate commerce commission. His
| protest was voiced in telegram to
the federal commission on Thursday.
Cooperative Live Stock
It is reported that the Cooperative
commission association of South st.
| Paul occasionally handles onethird of
! all the live stock received at that mar
ket. This was true on October u,
when the association handled SO cars.
! Inasmuch as only farmers grow live
stock it is not surprising that such
| shipments are made to a concern
which divides the commissions, &C
cording to profits made monthly.
! The shippers to above commission
company are members of the Farmers
Equity association, National Farmers
association. local co-operatives and the
farm bureau.
Poultry Success Essentials
| There are three essentials to sue
have a good, we'll lighted and properly
ventilated house, one large enough tc
allow four to five square feet of space
| for each chicken.
The second essential is healthy
flock of productive hens.
The third essential to success Is
proper feeding. Simple mixtures o.
farm-grown grains are not expensive
These should be supplemented will
some green feed, when the chicken!
al ( iOuoCu up' anu WIN IilIdh 5NiN ~
tankage or milk, at all times.
Equal parts of cracked corn, whea
and oats make a good scratch feed
Ground oats. bran and middlings o
corn meal make a very good laying
mash, and should be in a self feede
! so that the fowls may eat at will. Us
the grains in equal parts, but add l
| per cent of tankage. Also add one
! Lo1 0f colt to nanh hnn6rp
pounds of the mixture.
Hold Grain and Potatoes.
: The Cleaners Clearing House a!
sociation are believers in future higf
re prices and have decided in favor c
holding the balance of their crops i
= store This decision was reached q
their annual meeting at Grand Rapids
, Michigan, on Thursday. The Gleal
ers own or control 25 elevators
Michigan and Ohio, and five large pt
e tato warehouses in Michigan. The d
v cision to hold crops applied principa
4 ly to grain, potatoes bringing very ia
= prices right now. 1t is believed, hoy
ever. that the bulk of the potatoes no
in store will also be held for hight
{ prices and to supply seed stock ne1
= spring.
The 10o-Pound Pig.
What becomes of the 100-pound p
that goes to market? This questiC
is frequently asked And why al
even smaller pigs shipped, when sue
r brief time is required to double the
!. weights? Well, as every farm,
# knows. lot of young hogs are sold ;
y feeders and are shipped back into tt
: country. But the feeder" isn't II
q smooth. fat chunk that is bringing
when the bulk of sales range at fro
: $50 to 81.
n AS a matter of fact there is a lar!
If demand for roast pig in the cafeteria
q and there are a host of them in CT
A. cago You now find them in all par
p of the city. The so to 100-pound p
meets popular favor and brings Il
prices, the supply always bring lin
ed. There is, of course, a steady d