The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-05
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

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sure TO have been pretty well informed /
by the then incumbent sister of his |
disposition and habits. Well for the /
harvey family in that Mr.. Jones was
so willing to go back and ask for more /
OF the same. One might hav thought /
he would have craved a little variety. I
but, then, like most of us, he may |
nave got it anyway without craving |
il"
New Grain Bill
number of country editors. or
rather editors of farm papers, say that
the two big things accomplished by
the new grain bill, to be effective on
Nov l, are: that producers co-opera-
i've associations are enabled to oper-
ate on boards of trade, and that the
department of agriculture is given the
power to make a thorough study of
| hedging, speculation, manipulation,
| etc.
so lar as admitting cooperative
sales associations to the trading floors,
there is little, if anything to be gained.
mat such associations can do bust
ness as cheaply as can the we'll organ
lzed, perfectly equipped and long es-
laDnShed concerns, is to be doubted,
and that they can get one dollar more
Tor 100 cars of grain is out of the
question. AS fact their selling will
be almost entirely to the men now in
control OF the grain business of the
world, who will continue to make
the price in accordance with supply
and demand
Further than this the law permit
ting their action on the floor does not
furnish the money with which to
transact business, and to handle a
large tonnage of grain means the use
OF an immense capital May sound
like heresy but why mince the truth.
} II the co-operators cannot own the
great terminal facilities through which
the grain is handled. then they must
inevitably pay tribute to those who
! do own them. There is no escape from
J this conclusion
: Membership Lists Wanted
The October number of the Hoosier
Farmer, organ of the state farm bu.
reau. makes a clarion call for mem
bership lists from the various coun
ties, same to be brought down to date.
The article reads as follows:
: Reports that come to the state
office from different sections indicate
that there are number of member
ships in the farm bureau that have
not been turned in from the townships
and counties to the state Office. This
is an injustice to the member paving
his dues, as well as an injustice to
the county in which the member be-
longs. 1t should be remembered that
representation at the annual meeting
of the federation is based on the num-
Der of memberships, each county be-
ing entitled to one delegate for each
500 members, or major portion there
of, and the state is represented at
the annual meeting of the American
farm bureau on membership basis,
also.
Consequently, it behooves all coun-
ty and township officials to make an
effort not only to send in the names
and fees for all members that have
been secured to date, but to round UP
as many renewals and new members
as is possible between now and the
annual meeting"
At this time the district directors
are selected by the county presidents
and secretaries of the farm bureau
This is done under the amended rule
to the constitution, enacted at the last
annual meeting. The directors for the
even numbered districts are to be
elected this year James K. Mason
of Milton, was elected director in the
eighth district, to succeed Marshal
Volger, who has served for the pas;
two years.
The Producers Commission associa
ton at Indianapolis sold total O
$943,514 worth of live stock of al
classes, in June, and $600,647 in July
The August sales totaled $838, 1853 .95
The percentage of the total receipts b!
rail in that market handled by tn,
Producers was 16.49 in June; 1885 il
July and 1856 per cent in Angus
- Their trucked-in percentages were
June, 1870; July, 1913; August, 20.3f
= according to farm bureau figures.
= will be noted that they handled
~ greater per cent of trucked-in stuff i
August than in June, but their pei
centage on rail receipts fell of j
- that month.
. After six or eight months of ge
w ting ready it is now expected that tn
% Producers will open an office at Blu
a falo SOME time this month. No ger
eral manager or sales staff had bee
ID hired upto Oct. 1, but this action wa
being seriously considered at tina
20 time.
II Reports from various points in tn
as state are to the effect that numerou
n fruit trees are now in bloom. Shelbl
vile says that several apple trees ar