The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-08-08

Very few of our farmers are famil-
lar with the poison weed known as
white snakeroot, the cause of the fatal
disease known as "trembles." This
is because it is an uncommon weed in
this section. which is a most fortu
nate circumstance 1t affects both
sheep and cattle
County agent Fields. of Randolph,
relates that white snakeroot was dis
covered on the farm of L. D. Locke,
near Losantville, last week. A. A.
Hansen, of Purdue, a weed specialist,
had been called to Randolph because
of the death of a number of sheep
/ from trembles. on the Locke farm and
was in the party when the cause was
discovered
We are told that affected animals
are known by the trembling which is
characteristic of the disease. Tho
front legs of the victims become so
weak that it topples over and shortly
dies. 1t is further claimed that cows
affected are liable to transmit the
disease known as milk sickness to
! those who drink their milk. such cases
having been known and reported from
! early days according to pioneer an
mails, although the pioneers did not
! seem TO know the cause of their trou-
bles With them it was simply milk
| Sickness and was very rare in the
days of the virgin prairie and still
rarer. we believe, in the past fifty
years.
A plant found on the Locke farm
was dug up and placed on exhibition
in the White-Brady drug store at Win
chester.
4 The Climbing Milkweed
Mr. Fields says that another dan
gerous weed was found in Randolph
!, county last week. This is the climb
ing milkweed and was discovered on
the farm owned by Ray Lesley This
species climbs on corn, overwhelming
the crop and causing severe losses.
says the county agent. 1T is doubly
/, dangerous on account of the wind
borne seeds,' he says. "the seeds be
ing similar to the seeds of the ordina'
ry milkweed' The small patch
found on the Lesley farm will be
promptly eradicated, so that no seeds
will form. Hansen addressed the
farmers of Jackson township, Ran.
, dolph county. while there. in relation
to the 19 noxious weeds designated in
the state pure seed law, and upon the
subject of seed buying in general. The
interesting talk was illustrated with
lantern slides.
Total Live Stock Receipts
The seven important western pri
, mary live stock markets are: Chicago
Kansas City, Omaha. st. Louis. st
Joseph, Sioux City and st. Paul These
seven markets received total of IT'S.
900 cattle, 353,00 hogs and $4,000
sheep last week, a drop of $4,000 cat
tie and $4,000 hogs as compared witt
the week ending July 20. The granG
total of livestock arriving at these
markets so far this year, up to August
5, were 5.291.n00 cattle; 14,060,0 ,00(
. hogs and $3.50, 900 sheep.
! Following the general break in hog'
last Saturday shippers had hoped fo1
lbetter prices on Monday. In this the!
were disappointed. as markets ruled
I lower at practically all points The
3 tops on Monday were given as fol
8 lows: Indianapolis. $10.65; Chicago
z reported the market unevenly lower
{ showing a break of Csc to soc at The
Z extreme low The report was tha
Z while a top of $10.45 was made OF
{ best lights, the bulk of them went a
3 $10.25. Cincinnati was also weak an;
4 lower as much as SOC in some cases
& the report said. Both Pittsbufg ant
East Buffalo reported losses as com
pared with Saturday and with othe
days in the past week.
S New Sales Agency Opened
The Northwest Wheat Growers as
8 sociation, representing about 19 00
0 wheat growers in North Dakota, Mon
/ tana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
8 have opened n sales office in Mime
4 apolis and are now marketing grain
2 AS a matter of fact considerable whea
s has been marketed comparatively thi
8 year by the Pacific Coast association
Q which exported a lot of 1921 whea
during the spring and summer an,
are now pooling the new crop for tn
same action.
Secretary Coverdale. of the Amer
{; can farm bureau is billed to speak a
the farm bureau picnic at Plymouth
Ind on August 18 and at Rennselae
l. on the 10Th. The principal officers O
r the American farm bureau are grea
). travellers. They attend state organ
l. zation meetings. celebrations and pie
t. MICS, hither and yon as called for, il
I; all states with a membership wort
n while, or in a receptive mood to farr
bureau activities.
The general manager of the s.