The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-07
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

The week up TO Thursday evening
was ideal for sowing wheat and
whole lot of it was put in in all sec
tons of Wayne, in fact all over the
Richmond district. A few farmers
took chance on sowing wheat during
the last week in September, but num-
bers of them will not be through until
some time next week.
The course of the grain markets has
not stimulated sowing. Wheat has
come too close to the dollar mark to
suit growers. ALI of the former ad
vance has been lost, and on Wednes-
day the entire line was dragging on
the bottom of new low. One of We'd
nesday's surprises was a fat break of
5 cents per bushel on December rye
to SO cents, the lowest price in several
years. Rye is a standard bread -four
in Europe and we are heavy exporters
Of that grain 1t was considerable of
surprise to see rye selling under 80
cents.
In the meanwhile, with all grains
weak, both hogs and cattle scored ad-
vances On Wednesday, both in the east
.. and the west
1 m oTIE SdSOHdUtC SIdlH1s
According to printed reports of the
national meeting of grain dealers at
| Chicago, this week, it was stated that
a resolution was passed: "Favoring
! the withdrawal of the Smith-Lever
funds from being used in county agent
| agricultural work, because the grain
men believe that it is unfair to use
this money to aid in organizing co
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this resolution is to be sent to the
president, is the statement of the
secretary.
/ Unfair Presentation.
| This does not seem to US to be a fair
presentation of the case. Smith-Lever
funds are used in purely educational
way, as we understand the matter. Ac.
credited teachers of agriculture are
assigned to certain large centralized
schools, with sufficient acreage for
demonstration work in fruit, berries,
grain, gardening, etc. Both the state
and the general government share in
the cost of this course, which is GOV.
cred in both theory and practice 1t
is IN every way practical and broadly
| educational to farm children. There
seems really no excuse for mixing in
- NiAS Poi 1 VI OlS, SllutT III OF Out
OF the grain business. A knowledge of
seeds and soils is taught in an interest.
ing way, at the most impressional age
i Hog Situation Improving.
With reference to the spread or the
curtallment of hog cholera in Wayne
county, 1t is pleasure to relate that
there is decided improvement appar-
ent in the affected areas.
Sporadic cases have appeared in al
least six townships, and we are pref
ty sure that this is really true as Ia
eight of them. In some cases the loss
has been unduly heavy, the remedy
being somewhat belated, and the at
tack entirely unsupported.
! Edward Deitmeyer, owner of two
farms, reported little sickness on
each place, but no serious losses
Every hog on these farms was imme
diately immuned and the spread OF
the disease was promptly checked
Our report on Thursday night was tc
the effect that the two large droves
were doing well.
j George HATS Report.
George Hiatt, living in the infected
district along Union pike, says when
the plague struck in his vicinity h
iHIdiheteu ou pigs, Weighing around
135 pounds. The pigs were in good
condition, and if he had it to do over
again he says that he would have kept
them, as they were a thrifty bunch
He has about 700 bushels of old corr
which he thinks would be better FED
than sold. In addition he has a good
crop which soon will be in shape tc
feed. After selling the so head he
vacinated SO youngsters. and although
there were traces of fayar ha bacn,;