The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-24

The farmers are now watching the
skies and a cloud the ''size of mans
hand" is hopefully noted. Not that
we are yet suffering from drouth, but
a good rain would be gratefully appre-
ciated.
A whole lot of corn has been put in
within the past two weeks, in many
cases the planters working from day
light until late in the evening. Last
week was planting week in earnest
and the good work was kept up on
Monday. Some forehanded farmers
who managed to plant before the late
rainy spell have been working their
fields, but comparatively few are that
lucky, much depending in the charac-
ter of the soil and the ability to get 1t
in condition.
little wheat has been dribbling
in at Centerville, and the price has
been around $3.50 during past four
days. No corn is being received, nor
none shipped in, of late. Farmers and
feeders using the entire local supply.
One car of soft coal was received by
the elevator folks last week and two
cars of Pochahontas the week before.
Early Birds Flowing Corn.
According to Walter Mathews, OF
the Centerville elevator, a few Center
township farmers have given corn It's
first cultivation, and say that it has
made a good stand. A few, however.
are still breaking ground. And this
not because they failed to pitch in
earlier, but because their land can be
satisfactorily handled only when In
the right condition-a matter of mois-
ture and weather. Some who are be-
lated have not had all the help, or
possibly all the horse power needed;
but every man and every horse has
been mighty busy since the skies
turned blue. This applies. of course,
over broad district. Reports have
come in from several counties of night
blowing by tractor lights, so as to
condense as much work as possible in
to every "a hours of favorable wealth
er. This is getting to be the rule with
big farmers, when crowded. We
recall the running of tractors in Two
or three shifts" last year, because OF
the lateness of the spring season.
Busy at Cottage Grove.
The Lewis Grain company at Cot
tage Grove report taking in between
400 and 500 bushels of wheat last
week, and were paying $3.50 on Mon
day. They claim that their section
is full of corn" some Of which shows
considerable crib damage for various
!! reasons. Corn is nearly all planted
in that section, although some little
breaking remains to be done, Mr.. Lew
IS said. He was paying so cents for
corn and would advance his price two
cents could a carload be taken in for
prompt shipment. He thinks wheat
shows prospect for fair average crop.
Earlier the crop suffered from too
much chilly rain. but now begins to
show lack Of moisture. The farmers
are too busy to pay any attention to
coal just now, Lewis said, but some
had promised to order coal for sum-
mer delivery as soon as rush work
was over He says there are no hold.
ers Of two crops of wheat now left
| around Cottage Grove.
! Situation at LewsviIle.
Mr.. o. V. Chance, Of Lewisville
! states that wheat is looking very fair
! and oats have made a good growth
/ but both are needing rain just now
| No wheat has come in of late, he said
| In fact wheat is pretty will cleaned UP
| in his section. He thinks that at
| least two-thirds of the corn acreage
is now in the ground. I'VE had toe
much rain for a SPELL" said be, and
now we need that surplus water, al
though no serious damage is yet appa
rent. We have heard no report OF
| damage to wheat or oats from anv Of