The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-08
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

helped little, no satisfactory .ns,o.
has been given The writer mentioned
states that:
IN the face of the largest reserve
OF oil in the history of the limited
states producers of gasoline are able
TO raise prices. in defiance of supply
ana demand, through their control of
lhe output OF this commodity. Will
some of the bright young men explain
why the farmers might not profit nv
the ADOPTION of similar methods? Can
you imagine the head of the Standard
oll company, or Of any number of i'm.
portant industries, allowing a bunch
OF LaSalle street gamblers Board If
Iraoe mem to fix the prices of their
products?"
Boosting the Big Ones
r. w. Young. of Peoria. Ill. secre--
tary OF the National Poland China
Hog association, handles the news
service of the organization and eyery
now and then sends the printer a few
interesting items in relation TO his
pets. In telling of prolific sows and
Dig barrows Mr.. Young recently sen.
us the following:
"A Poland China barrow weighing
1850 pounds was produced in 1920
A pure-bred Poland China gilt owned
Dy Guy Runels, Oskaloosa, Iowa. ia
rowed litter of IL pigs in 1920, as a
yearllng. In 1921 she farrowed two
lltters of p and II. respectively" W.
submit, brother farmer, that 81 rigs
III the first two years is a record
winch will be hard to beat, as will the
81 piglets in the second year, shown
by the above score.
Australians Cotton Exhibit
Australia made its first exhibition
OF home grown cotton at the show
which opened in Sidney, on Tuesday.
June b. The Australian Cotton Grow
ers' association is now actively en-
gagged in placing the industry on
stable basis, particularly in Queens
land and in some sections of New
South Wales, where it is conceded the
climate is favorable and much of tho
acreage is suitable to cotton culture
This is in line with the plans and eff
forts of the British government TO
produce colonially much of the cotton
needed by English spinners.
Live Stock Agency Transfers
The Prairie Farmer of Chicago IS
responsible for the following state
ment in respect to two live stock
company's transfer by the EQUITY
folks:
THE Equity Cooperative Exchange
has sold its livestock commission
business at Chicago and ST. Paul to
the Iowa Farmers Union Charles H
Watts, who was the first manager of
the Farmers Union commission
houses at South Omaha and other
markets has been employed as man.
ager. The Equity's live stock depart
ment was established six years ago
and has been operated on a semi
cooperative basis. It has handled A
large volume of business at ST. Paul.
but only comparatively small
amount at Chicago. The Iowa Farm
ers Union is expected to use these
Equity agencies as a means Of fight
ing the cooperative commission com
panies being established by the
American Farm Bureau Federation"
II will be observed that the editor
of the Prairie Farmer anticipates a
fight by the Farmers Union forces on
the Producers commission houses.
which are run comparatively. as for
example at East st. Louis and Indian
apolis. Such fight is to be regretted.
and we hope will be avoided But the
Farmers Union is marked for its radi-
cal action and tendencies, according
to many authorities, and there is no
telling what that organization might
try to put over