The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-08
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

home of l.. NJ Pike, two miles south
west of Fountain City, on Friday morn
ing at 9 o'clock. A similar demonstra-
ton will be made at the Harry Helm
baugh farm in Boston township, five
miles south of Richmond, on the
Liberty Pike. at O'Clock, on Saturday
morning, Sept. 10.
There will also be "culling" at the
home of Lewis Kinsey, two miles
southwest of Green's Fork on the after
noon of Friday, Sept. 9, beginning at.
1:30. Mr.. Kinsey lives in Clay town
ship and number of cuttings are
being planned for that section
The Verne De Hays culling in Harri-
son township is set for Monday, Sep
TENDER II at o'clock. There will be
a culling at the Star Souder farm in
Wayne township on the same after
noon.
At the culling of 200 White Leghorns
at the Omer Smith place near Hagers-
town, there were 81 culls. Quite
number of farmers and their wives
stayed through the entire demonstra-
ton, as interested spectators. This
was on Monday.
The culling at the home of R. c..
Mendenhall, southwest of Economy on
| last Tuesday, was little out of the
ordinary in this way. Most of the
audience took a hand in the Judging,
several of them placing the hens in
their class. as 1, ., and s. Some of
| them showed expert judgment and
were able to give the reasons for their
| selections or classifications.
! County Agent Dolan went to Indian
| apolis early on Wednesday for a two
| days visit at the state fair. He will
! be at his Office again on Friday fore
noon.
That Billion Dollar Loan.
As all farmers are aware the War
| Finance Corporation bill was passed
before congress recessed, but all are
not aware as to the action on amend
ments, nor the shape of the bill in its
final form.
Briefly, then. be it stated that it en-
powers the corporation to issue fol
sale $500, 100000 of its own bonds and
to lend $1,000000, 900 for financing agri
cultural exports. The provision fol
lending to alien borrowers was strick
en- out and in its place, as a com
promise, was inserted provision
which will permit the corporation tc
lend to anybody, providing satisfactory
collateral is supplied. The proposal tc
make available to the federal farm
loan banking system $200,000,0 600 to be
loaned to farmers on farm real estate
was stricken from the bill. The pro
vision for lending to cooperative asso
cations was retained
!, Powers Were Broadened
I
alton were broadened to permit loan;
10 exporters, bankers, or association.
OF producers of farm products wher
such products are held for export
Formerly these latter loans could onl,
De made on products actually sold TO
export" This. it may be observed. i:
an important difference. 1t will facili
tate loans to co-operatives who hay,
| stored for future export sales. and VIII,
, so declare when asking loans.
Once More Grain Growers.
: The L. S. Grain Growers, Inc. re
ported 6,947 paid up members at 81,
} per year, on September l. also that ;
total of 277 elevators had contracte,
: to sell their grain through their CO
= operative sales agency. We are toll,
that he elevators are not charged will
| any membership fee.
= The individual members. as above
7 have paid in almost $4,000. this +,
, apply on salaries of officials. genera
Office expenses, and the salaries an,
: expenses of solicitors for such mem
; berships. These are paid $40 per da
: and travelling expenses of every kline
: be it for railway or auto travel, hote
A bills, etc.
: 1t will be seen. then, that $1,000
Twill not go very far. But this wor