The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-17


tor who lives on his farm about SIX
miles south of town, said that some OF
his corn was month breaking
through, and knee high before it was
rained on. This corn now promises
so bushels to the acre Had the sea-
son ben right" said Mr.. Pinnick, i
| believe we could have counted on a.
bushels for the entire acreage" His
early corn was planted on May 16.
| which was as early as we could get
corn in down my way" he said.
Albert Hindman, we'll known farrl
sale auctioneer, living near Hagers-
town, says he has 175 head of hogs on
feed and expects them to show fair
profit Mr. Hindman is in the feed
business in Hagerstown, in the build
ing he formerly used as a livery barn.
Asked as to the demand for feeding
stuffs, he said that it is now quite
heavy. We have sold more feed in
the past six weeks" said he, than in
all the rest of the year"
Asked for an explanation of this, he
said that farmers are convinced that
hogs are a good feeding proposition
just now. THE low price of corn and
mill feeds, tankage, etc, is an induce
ment to generous feeding, even if hogs
are not sky high
Mr. Hindman's experience is in line
with reports from all feed dealers
These are to the effect that feeders are
buying more literally than formerly,
and that the cutting off of good pas
turage during the dry spell materially
helped their sales. Recent rains have
once more painted the country green
and live stock is faring better on that
account
About Butter and Eggs.
With reference to butter and eggs
the Produce News, of New York, says
Butter prices are high enough. Should
they continue to advance. operators
will find that consumers will spread il
thinner and use more substitutes.
I Held eggs are good property Al
this writing there is sufficient profits
to satisfy the most ambitious opera
tor
Our farm women vii note that eggs
they have sold at such low figures
since early spring are now paying colo
storage holders good money, for wha'
is true of New York is also true OF
! western storage points, which Were
! stocked at a minimum of freight cost
Eaton Fair Premium List.
The seventy-first annual premium
) II list of the Preble county fair, to be
: held at Eaton, September 26 to 80, in
elusive. does much credit to Harry
: D. Silver, secretary of the fair assocld
/ ton. The booklet is graced with ar
2 artistic cover, is compact and succlen
and contains the desirable information
! in the least possible space.
, The Growing Corn.
!. A crop expert who is continually
] travelling says that Iowa corn does no
promise more than SO Bushels pc
/ acre. and he adds: Much corn ma,
: not mature" Illinois corn has main
? tanned its condition in all areas dur
f ing past four weeks, but in the south
. ern end of the state rains probabl.
came too late to do much good. INT
Illinois crop is now so far along tina
: danger from frost damage is no long
j er feared, taking the state as whole
S Every fair and warm day adds assur
ance
=, Late planted Indiana corn is doinj
: finely, but needs more hot weathe
\ for quick maturing. Some OF on
|. early planted corn was so badly fire.
6 in July that complete recovery is GU
|. of the question. The present warn
: spell will do corn and pastures 10
4 of good now that we have had genera
!. rains There is enough water in tn
:, soil to make" corn, in large area
just now. Pastures are pretty well re
stored but occasional showers will b
of benefit, for several weeks. 1t
said that some corn cutting has bee
done in southern Indiana.
! Highest Price in Months.
I When Wilson and company of Oh
cago paid s1o.S5 for two loads of fame
947-pound steers and heifers on MOI
day they made the top on cattle sine
r the middle of last January. While tn
n best offerings sold strong and hlghe
q poor stuff ranged Is to Is cents unde
" the range on Saturday. This backs u
$ the contention of the pure-bred boo
O. tiers that quality counts in the ma
10 kets as well as in the show ring. Lgt
,e bacon hogs sold as high as S11.0
ar against top OF S10.65 Tor 140 10 lb'
a. pound mixed lots.
n The latest top for heavy beeve
averaging LASS pounds, is s10.45. Th1
price was paid by shippers on Tue
day for account of Boston butchers.
Rocky Ford Melons Coming
- The first Rocky Ford melons for tn
1921 season were started east on Mo-
e day and it is expected that 40 cars wi
n be shipped this week. 1t is also e
of pected that $500 cars will be shippe
lie out of the valley this season and ii
he quality is pronounced fine. The Gre
rs is figured at $50 crates to the acre.
&c is estimated that the Swink and Or
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