The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

The Elizabeth Cook farm. just north |
of Jacksonburg, has been leased by /
William Conway, who will take pos
session some time this fall. Mrs. COOK |
and Carl zimmerman held dissolution
sale on Monday at which very fair |
prices were paid and Mr.. Conway was /
one of the heaviest buyers.
We are in receipt of a Duroc Jersey |
bred SOW and spring boar sale catalog |
from George Briggs and Son, of Clay |
Center, Nebraska, sale to be held on
Tuesday, Aug. 80 why not market
your grain the Duroc way?" is a ques- |
ton they are asking Nebraska farmers.
Our Duroc friends will appreciate Mr..
Briggs reference to Orion Top Col. |
Hillcrest Giant and Typemaster.
Many of our farmers will recall our
statements in the spring of 1920 with
reference to numerous filters of weak
and dying pigs being reported, both in
Wayne and Preble counties. and in
fact from spots all over the Richmond
radius. This was also true in a lesser
degree of the fall pig crop, and most
farmers were at loss to explain it.
Lawrence MuII's Experience.
No such complaints had been receiv-
ed by The Palladium this season until
this week, when one lone instance was
cited. Lawrence Null, living on
Route A, Richmond, and who has quite
mileage of Nolan's Fork fishing
grounds on his place told us that five
old sows with large spring filters had
produced mostly dead ones, the salv-
age being but head Mr. Null lives
! a mile east of Olive Hill, on $50 acres
which he purchased ten years ago this
| fall. He now has "A head of cattle,
mostly heifers and young stuff on the
place; also II fall bred sows nearly
| due, the fall male hogs having all been
sold. Mr.. Null raises his own cattle
and has habit of saving his heifers
| for that purpose. He was fortunate
enough to have had some good stock
to market around the top in 1920 and
told of one shipment of she stuff which
netted him $11.75 at Indianapolis.
This spring he sold three young steers
and two heifers, on the place, for an
even $500. He says that he used to
| raise horses and because very few
I farmers are now raising colts, and
horses will always be in demand for
farm use" he believes this to be an
opportune time for horse breeding.
Complaints About Indiana Corn.
Crop inspectors for Chicago Board
of Trade houses are not all sending in
fattering reports about Indiana corn.
To the contrary some are telling of an
undue proportion of nubbins, poorly
filled ears and barren stalks. These
statements are endorsed by similar
ones from cooperative reporting agen-
cies, covering both Indiana and Illinois.
; In Illinois the earworm is now said to
be cutting the yield in many places,
; and there is also the same complaint
as TO nubbins, etc. in different areas.
Fall blowing is we'll under way in both
states, where conditions permit.
Will Sell Higher Later.
;, That wheat which has been going
at Sacrifice" prices, compared to the
actual cost of production, will bring
much more money later, is the opinion
: given out by numerous traders and i'm
: portant elevator interests, men who
have been overwhelmed by heavy re-
ceipts of all grains during several
weeks.
} In this connection it is surprising to
learn that wheat prices in India are
: now 100 per cent higher than at this
date last year. The British govern
ment has been asked to intervene to
remedy this condition. Argentine
: wheats are now held above an export
basis, and rain is needed. America
: seems to be the lowest priced wheat
| country on the map. and some Of
these DAYS we are likely to awaken to
the fact that We have over exported
That will be a good time to own a
little wheat.
5 The Capper-Tincher Bill.
y
been adopted in conference and it is
expected that the president will sign
3 il this week. 1t will not be in effect
I until four months after signature. The
5 bill will necessitate some changes in
/. the rules of the exchanges but viii not
/, put them out Of business, as some OF
the opponents have hoped and claimed
t The bill penalties puts and calls 2C
cents per bushel, which is prohibitory
Farmers Losers, as Usual.
: Thousands of tons of Rock Ford and
: other varieties of breakfast melons are
4 now ripening in New jersey, right ir
: the heart of the consuming district. II
: is said that this is the best and biggest
2 crop the state has ever produced. but
5 that growers are to get the smallest
D portion of the receipts from the crop
Commenting on this. and on retailers
! profits in general Produce News says:
The retail markets have not reflect
!: ed the price farmers received for theil
produce as they once did and the
u average margins on much the farmer
raises have been twice or three times
: more between retailers and consum
: ers than before the World War"
|, Freight Rates Kill Business
One of the worst examples of exor
bitant freight rates and their effect
. upon producers prices may be showl
= in connection with the Georgia water
: melon crop. One Chicago receive
cites a recent case where Georgi.
v melons paid freight rates of 70 and 81
9 cents per hundred pounds, the freigh
+ on one car being 5000 and on the mex
r 1925. As a matter of fact the grower
q of these melons receievd but $50
j car for them, owing to depresset
prices at the marketing points on da.
S of sale. Isn't it fair TO ask why TIL
d carrier should receive four times a
= much for the haul as the producer 60
: for his product. And consider for
s moment the labor in growing. picking
V hauling and loading carload o