The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-29
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

Country elevator men in all parts
of Indiana are showing hesitation in
making contracts for new crop wheat. |
! There are two reasons for this: First, /
the action of the big bear houses dur
ing the break in May, the present wide
| fluctuations in price from day to day
and the uncertainty as to what the
| threshing returns will prove. The sec
ond cause for more than ordinary con-
servatism at this time is the railroad
situation and the threatened strike,
Just a few days away. Should local
4 elevators contract literally for new
wheat, and a railway tieup ensue, even
if but for a few days, the elevators
would quickly fill up, and wheat SOLD
at central markets could not be Loaded
out, as per contract. Just what the
effect of this combination of affairs on
the market would be is purely a mat
Z ter of guesswork and SO the elevator
men, in general, are willing to await
the delivery of the actual wheat be-
fore pricing.
Despite what has been said several
crops have been bought in Preble coun-
ity, mostly at 81 per bushel. AS rule
these crops have been sold at a profit
for July shipment, and principally to
Cincinnati elevators.
; The miller at Hagerstown said on
Wednesday afternoon that no new
wheat had been bargained for. He
said, too, that heavy rain was falling
which would delay threshing opera
tions and receipts of grain.
The same report came from the Mil
ton Grain company. Manager Stone
said that they were having a real rain
on Wednesday afternoon, on top Of two
showers which came earlier, and that
, he saw little show for any threshing
: this week.
New Paris and IewIsburg
George Richards of New Paris re-
ports the bulk of the wheat in shock
and states that but for the recent rain
storms all the cutting would have
been finished by Thursday night He
i. said that the most of the fields he has
inspected looks like 10 to II bushel
l crops. Says that while there is plen-
! ty of straw, heads are short and not al
; ways well-filled at that. I'm unfertil-
lied fields" said Mr.. Richards, there
is much whiteheaded straw, which is
!. not showing in the fortified fields. If
: there is a 20-bushel crop in this vicin-
=
: roe, so far as my observation indi
: Gates"
F. NJ Van Ausdal, we'll known farm
y er of Lewisburg, Ohio, says that wheat
> harvesting is about over right around
Lewisburg. Mr.. Van Ausdal dropped
in on us on Wednesday afternoon and
said that they had all the rain needed
thus far this week, having had two OF
: three good showers. notably on Wed
= nesday morning. He says that there
: is some black rust in his section, but
9 farmers think but little damage has
= resulted Asked as to tobacco, he stat
:. ed that it was his impression that the
. acreage was cut owing to excessive
- early rains, some tobacco land beins
planted to corn on that account. Oats
headed short and but limited crop is
iexpected, though these late rains may
lprove of benefit. Mr.. Van Ausdal re
duced his own tobacco acreage this
year, having but eight acres planted
on his two farms
"a Hiring More Statesmen
The Producers company at the Chi
n cago stock yards, started out with {
n small but efficient and experienced
II force More stock has been received
than anticipated, and now, before com
II pleting their second week, they are
\ increasing their sales force to be able
q to take care of the business. The same
- thing has happened at Indianapolis
and still earlier at st. Louis. This
concern is trying to zone" its receipts
Il that is setting different days of the
: week for shipments from the separate
- states. That plan has worked so far
- as witness 90 cars from Illinois agains
L.,
!; day last week.
= Farm Bureau Celebration
= It is expected that at the decennia
celebration of farm bureau activities
to be held at De Kalb Illinois. on FRI
= day, June 80. will be gathered tn
y largest assemblage of farmers eve
- seen in the United States The IlIinoi
- agricultural association, the Illinoi
v university, and the American farr
- bureau ere each sponsors for the bi
N pageant to be put on. and every count
~ in the state is likely to be representa-
~ in the gathering 1t is also certain
~ that a number of state farm burea
Is officials from all parts of the ives
- will be present to gain inspiration
of from pageant in which nearly 200
II farmers will take part A special ed
ton of the De Kalb Chronicle will b
"a devoted 10 the growth of the farr
: bureau end to all its accomplishment
&c to date The Illinois university an
- the state agricultural association ar
= active in the preparation of the COP
-, for this special edition. as also is tn
n publicity department of the America
!, farm bureau.
re Friday will be a great day at D
Kalb and one long memorial in farl
10 bureau annals. 1t was at DeKaI
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