The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-28
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

Farm bureau folks report that farm
ers have been liberal buyers OF
/ fertilizer this year, and that most all
of it has been received and is now un-
loaded. This would indicate that de-
spite the chinch and the Hessian fly
the average farmer will sow wheat, as
usual; if not in as large an acreage,
he will still arrange for a ready
money" crop, so far as the sowing is
concerned
Some of the largest and most shape
/ ly ears of white corn seen for many a
day, are displayed in Main street
store window. At this time of year
one may find an agricultural display of
some sort in many of the banking
rooms, and in store windows, not only
in the villages but very frequently in
bank and store windows in the larger
cities. We recall the adjoining of one
of the mammoth windows of a State
Street store in Chicago, one autumn,
which attracted large enough crowds
to blockade the sidewalk fronting it.
The background, painted in, was of a
honey farm scene, with grains. fruits
into the picture, making an harmoni.
Gus whole. So great was the attrac-
ton of this window that two police
men were required to keep the crowds
in line and moving during the daylight
hours. The effect was still more strik
ing during the brilliant illumination in
evening hours.
The Eaton Fair.
| A ii fairs are country in St onS
as such are of particular interest to
farmers. The Eaton fair now showins
its attractions, is the latest of al
county fairs in this vicinity. 1t i:
: your last chance, brother farmer, t.
take day off and see a real agricul
tural show within easy driving dist
ance. Take the family and CO. Yer.
few Preble farm families, or Eaton
idns, will miss seeing the Preble coun
+, ty fair. Wayne, Union, Randolph ant
, Henry county folks will be equal.
welcome, and many from each of thes,
counties always attend.
The lovers of fine live stock. o
choice agricultural exhibits, and thos,
4 who enjoy a good "hoss race" will
] have their tastes gratif1ed at Eatol
this week
i Now in Full Blast.
T Just what full blast" means is u
to you to explain. 1t is term nue.
in vogue in advertising closing GU
sales, as you know, also occasionall
) used in other connections. But wha
we wanted to say and are going t
y say, is this: The treating plant a
! Centerville is now running full BIAS
or up to capacity. The number of me
who want their seed wheat treated i
on the increase. Men who did not fl
their applications up to the limit G
the time set for this action have e.
perienced a change of heart, as on
farmer puts it, and are wanting in O
l. it. But so many are already on tn
list, and the time for sowing is S
r closely at hand, that it is doubtful tina
Y but few, if any, of the late corners ca
:, now be accommodated
d Pumpkins are Cheap.
Think of it gentlemen; just think {
:. it you lovers of Pumpkin pie Thin
l. of pumpkins selling at but So De
o dozen at Indianapolis, with mighty fe'
moving at that. One dozen GOO
e sized pumpkins should weigh about a
it much as a wagon load of coal, and a
2 for So, mark you. But wait until col
if weather, pumpkin pie weather; ju:
e you wait
10 Complain of Earworms.
2. Blackford county farmers say thu
continued rains, with warm weathe
has resulted in some damage to cor
10 from earworms, which normal ripe
q. ing weather usually prevents. Despit