The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-28

George w. Bowen, of Crete, Ind.
says that they have been rushing har
vest work up his way and that al
wheat will be in shock by Wednesday
or Thursday, unless rain prevents
The crop will be nothing extra, as Il
stands thin, mostly, with here ant
there a better than average field, sa1c
Mr.. Bowen. He says they have hao
considerable rain in the past two OF
three weeks and that oats are looking
fine and promise a fair to good crop
Farmers have been bringing in lit
tie corn for which me is now paying
10 cents per cwt. Old wheat IS not
moving and no price has been set on
new grain, that to depend on quality
and the going bids on date of delivery
Asked as to chinch bugs or other
pests, Mr.. Bowen stated that farmers
were making no complaints whatever
on that score.
Watch Out for Bugs.
1t is to be sincerely hoped that the
chinch bug invasion will not be wide
spread and that little damage will
finally result to oats and corn. But
III eases Oh ILLS hiuu, IL 10 ud1SCl Jus
to feel safe" as one farmer put it.
and he was out in his oats and corn
at sun-up on Tuesday making careful
inspection.
This should be part of the daily
routine just now, as the chinch bug
doesn't advertise his route, but drops
in where he is least welcome and
where entirely unexpected. Our re
cent stories of the advent and means
of disposal of this pest have given
our readers the only feasible plan OF
action, until the bug develops wings
While rawling, before he starts flying
he is easy of control, comparatively
speaking.
Not Fond of Clover.
Ripened wheat or rye is not exactly
TO the taste of the chinch bug; mol
will he modest clover or other legumes
some authorities tell US. He feasts
on juicy. green and growing things
and it is surprising how quickly he
will dispose of an acre of corn o!
growing oats. If not promptly caught
in the act he will make short work O!
| the entire field.
! Bushei Weights.
! The following weights per bushe
are used by the United States depart
ment of Agriculture in all estimate.
Of crop productions:
Apples, As pounds; beans (dried)
| 60 pounds; corn (shelled, Sc pounds
| corn on the cob, 20 pounds, oats, 8:
| pounds; rye. Sc pounds; clover seed
| 60 poupnds; tomatoes, Sc pounds
| grain sorghum, 56 pounds; onions, s.
pounds; peanuts, % pounds; potatoes
60 pounds; sweet potatoes, Sc pounds
timothy seed, As pounds; wheat, g.
pounds.-Farm Life.
Check Was for $2875.
| Of course you discovered there wa.
a mistake somewhere, for "a roal
COW as big as a box car, with a lust.
| calf at SIDE" would scarcely brin:
$2,S75, and surely not in Dayton Blu
like every one who read the item tn
printer didn't believe $28.75 to be
fair price for that COW and calf, s,
he set it $2,S75 to be sure of gettinj
the figure high enough
Mr.. Powell, at Castine.
R. W. Powell, elevator man at Cas-
tine, Ohio, says there is a lot of /
to 20 bushel wheat in his vicinity, "ur
less appearances are mighty deceivine
as they often are, you know" TIL
wheat harvest will be over in ampl
time for the farmers to take day Of
on the well known Fourth, will be b
over this week in fact, said Mr.. Pow
ell.
We had rain in time to benef
oats and pastures" said Mr.. Powell
but at that we shall have a shoI