The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-05-03
The Farm and
The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

1T seemed to me this morning in
coming over from Indianapolis said
L. S. Bowman, of the American Trust
some one was blowing on every farm
in sight" Mr. Bowman said he didn't
wonder at that. late as it is and so
much plowing to be done.
A committee of the farm bureau
and the department of agriculture at
Washington worked out the form of
farm account book which the commits
sioner of internal revenue commends
as suitable for farm income tax pur-
poses. The book now being available.
all the farmer needs to do is to try
to find an income. The last wrinkle
in the education of the farmer is a
one day bookkeeping course in keep
ing accounts in this new book, chiefly
given by the state colleges through
their extension departments, not only
at the colleges but in the various
counties. Efforts are being made in
the Dakotas to have general farm ac-
counting taught in the public schools
next fall.
Live Stock Average Prices
During the last week in April the
cattle ma rkets of the country aver
aged the lowest prices in six years,
and hogs struck the lowest point in
five years. At Chicago, for instance.
age price Of $7.65 and hogs at $8.15,
this being Is cents under the aver
age for the week ending April 23
Sheep avera ged s6.95 and lambs
$1015 for the week ending April 80
The top on hogs at Indianapolis was
$3.50, at Pittsburgh SO, and at Buffalo,
$3.50 on Saturday, and $3.50 at Gin
| cinnau that day.
May wheat ranged at $1.24k to
S1.34A; May corn at 55bc to 611sc.
and May oats at from 34Ac to 37Bc
| during last week at Chicago Other
western speculative markets were on
| the same parity.
Cooperative Club Work
4, The county agent of Darke county,
Ohio says Washington and Jackson
townships are cooperating with the
Union City Welfare club and with two
townships in Indiana in putting on a
boys and girls pig club and a corn
contest in connection with the COM
munity fair to be held next fall. The
Union City banks are to provide the
premium money and will otherwise
assist in the work.
| Darke county has formed a live
stock shipping association. says
George Rauh, Jr. He says that farm
ers can join without the cost of a
cent, "as the county pays your fees. -
Handling Of Grain.
In the year 1916 Chicago received
! 379,000.O0O bushels of grain, which
was about the record for cash handling
! in any year Last year but 1000, 900
bushels were received, but even so
that represented a tremendous in
vestment at last years prices. Com
menting on this fact one leading cash
grain man tells of paying out $535,000
! in a single day on bills Of lading and
drafts on grain shipped from country
points This gentleman tells of pay
ing $10,000.00O in due course of bust
ness, between July 1 and September
Is. in 1918.
The point he makes Is that "too
much attention is given to the specu-
lative end Of the board of trade. and
too little to the Importance of the
board as the actual handler of the
crops"
Horse Show at Columbus
They are to put on great horse
show at Columbus, Ohio. May 2O-21. in
/ which 33 classes of horses will com
pete There is to be a large display
! OF military horses and a number of
!, Ohio cavalry troops will be on hand
with their mounts. The Ohio state
university will be represented in the
competition and the principal cities
will show their finest draft teams.