The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

The Richmond District Percheron
Breeders association are putting on
a real sale in Richmond, on Wednes-
day, March 1. The sale will be con-
veniently held at the Taube barn, 124
North Sixth street, location well
known for its numerous live stock
sales, and it is hoped that this, the
second annual sale, will be favored
with large attendance of buyers the
quality of the offering so richly merits.
The sale opens at 1890 and three
auctioneers will display the goods.
These are: l.. G. Reitz, of Eaton, Omer
Platte and William Cradle, each of
whom will talk horse" for the bene-
fit of the bidders; also the horses
will speak for themselves to all lovers
and judges of a good horse. In addi-
ton the pedigrees of the horses in
the sale are contained in neat cata-
log, which has been widely distributed
by mail to those most interested. The
horses have been consigned by various
members of the association and consti-
tute really worthwhile offering OF
Is individuals. Both Indiana and Ohio
are represented in the sale.
Dread Live Stock Disease
A bulletin just issued at Washington
is calculated to suread alarm among
farmers and feeders. 1t gives little
light on the subject but says: "Domes'
tic animals are threatened by a new
and dread disease which causes death
in from five to seventy-one hours. Nc
particular animal is mentioned, ex
| cept that the term domestic animals
would seem all embracing. But it Is
useless to be scared before we are
hurt; perhaps it isn't as bad as paint
| ed Here is the high-lights of the
brief bulletin sent out:
"The existence has been demon
strated," the bulletin says, "of ar
anaerobic organism producing a solu
BILE toxin which affects animals in {
manner similar to that of the botulisn
organism, but which fails to be neu
tralized by polyvalent, botulinus anti
toxin
| Suggestions that the organism o
the disease is the same which cause!
''limberneck" in chickens, has not We
been demonstrated, the bulletin added
New Seed Corn Tester
If you have seed corn that you wisl
the county agent to test it won't be
bad idea to get it down to his offic'
early. We understand that Mr.. Dolal
has several patches on hand, enough t.
keep the machine going for awhile
also that so many farmers will wan
tests made that one sample test TO
each applicant will be about the bes
that can be done. You all know wha
kind of a corn year we had in 1921
know all about the earworm, mold an
root rot and it is important that dis
ease-free seed be planted, SO as to re
duce these pests to the minimum.
: The Ohio division of markets a
Columbus has just sent out bulleti
/ to the effect that the average cos
, of growing the 1921 oats crop was 4
cents and of corn 20 to rs cents pc
! bushel Based on market prices ruin
last Wednesday in Ohio towns oat
J were bringing an average of Al cents
and corn was selling at 81 cents. Cor
and oats are both higher at centra
shipping markets than when these es
Inmates were made.
Farm Bureau Films
The farm bureau film industry seem
to be in a f1ourishing condition. AC
vices from the American farm burea
at Chicago relate that they now hav
T. eleven completed films In the Il
, brary." as follows: Spring Vale.
The Homestead, Chinch Bugs (on
reeD, Horse Sense, showing breakin
and educating colts; Golden Soho,
Days, Out of the Shadows, two-re,
J, film devoted to animal tuberculosis
!, one film devoted to a showing of til
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