The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-04
The Farm and The Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

Comparatively little blowing was
done last week. although farmers made
the best of every shining hour when
the ground was in condition. We met
few farmers in town early on Satur-
day who said they would be back home
at the pillow handles during the after
noon, when they expected to be able
to plow, except in the bottoms.
And this also is the condition in
Union county. The county federation
G fficials met at Liberty on Saturday
afternoon 10 consider business matters
and it developed that many farmers
were present because they had brought
in load of famine relief corn, or be-
cause they could not get into the fields.
With reference to the gift corn it is
shipped on Monday night or on Tues
Gay. AS to the shipment of a second
car that will depend upon circum-
stances.
The farmers of Liberty and Har-
mony townships, Union county, are to
meet at the Dunlapsville church on
Wednesday evening, April 6. An en-
JOyable occasion is anticipated.
Home Market Pays Best.
If you have noted the prices paid for
corn and oats at Wayne county farm
sales. you have observed that the
farmers have been consistently bid
ding above the wholesale market fig
ures. Plenty Of corn has been sold on
the farms of Wayne. Preble, Randolph,
Henry and Union counties since last
October at good premiums over what
the same grade Of corn would have
brought on track at Cincinnati, Day
| ton or indianapolis. This is most like
! ly the rule in all feeding sections;
| the buyers being neighbors who take
! the availability of the corn and the
! distance of the haul into account. The
local competition for the offering, and
the hesitation to depress the price of
product already selling below cost
of production, also figures in the trans
action. BUYERS usually want to give
the neighbors the squarest possible
deal
Fruit Crop Prospects
Opinions differ as to how great the
| damage to peach trees by the recent
, frosts, and this also applies to apri
cots and early cherries. Others are
| more hopeful. We shall be happy to
! receive reports from those having
! these fruits on the place, and to learn
; of the outlook for apples wherever
that can now be indicated. Fruits
and berries are important crops for
| home use and look mighty attractive
! in glass when the snow is flying, OF
! at any time. Drop us postal on
this subject: we shall appreciate it
AS a matter of fact this column is
open to farmers at all times, so, il
you have anything of interest to say
say it.
Lake Fruit Rates Lowered
Ill
nounced cuts of ten to twenty pei
cent in freights on fruits, berries and
vegetables reaching Chicago from
lake ports in Michigan and Wiscon
! sin. The Michigan Transit company
has made a flat reduction of twenty
per cent to go into effect as soon as
navigation opens and this is expected
to bring Michigan potatoes into Chi
cago in quantity.
Potatoes Are Cheap
Speaking of potatoes, the prices al
| large consuming centers are SO low
this spring, and the freight rates sc
: high. that a thousand cars in the In
ter-Mountain country may not be
marketed. This is also true, possibly
of a few stocks in Minnesota ant
northern Wisconsin. although ship
pers are hoping to still be able to un
load, without a heavy loss. Potatoe:
are about SIS per bushel under the
prices charged last April and May, II
retail way. Plenty of good potatoe.
have been sold at 60 TO rs cents pei
bushel in western cities, in a whole
sale way of late.
Will Farmers Sell Grain
We have now reached the last quar-
ter of the wheat crop year and as al
the large markets are comparatively
bare of supplies. the question now is
will farmers sell? Will they continu,
to market on conservative lines, a: