The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

bear out the early estimates of the
spring pig crop as spring pigs began
arriving in that month and are now
constituting a large part of the offer
ings.
1t is also a fact that the number of
cattle and calves reaching the 81 mar
kets in September, were the greatest
since November. 1920, the total bovines
being 2,373,1 31. OF these 1,107, 900
were slaughtered Compared with the
five-year average receipts showed an
increase of seven per cent, and local
slaughter decreased "a percent, the
difference being accounted for by the
stocker and feeder shipments, as com
pared with former years.
Idaho potato growers increased their
acreage about go percent this year as
compared with 1921. This has result
/ ed in their having plenty of potatoes
and but little money. Taking the state
as whole shipments of potatoes were
1,400 cars below those to the same date
last year.
According to the government report
Prices received by the growers so far
have been close to the cost of digging
and sacks. Dealers generally are moi
extending credit to growers for sacks
and large proportion of the sacks
are sold only on cash basis
Prices Paid to Growers.
The report goes on to tell of prices
as follows: During the latter part o.
September prices at Idaho Falls fol
I U. S. No. / Rurals, on the basis O.
wagonloads cash to growers, ranged
10000 per 100 lbs. Most sales at the
close of the month were made at the
lower figure. During the same perioC
last season prices of Rurals were ST
S1.50. Digging of Russets was not be
gun until October, and sacked U. S
No | stock has been selling recentI,
at $4,000 per 100 lbs. A few fame,
bakers, sorted to sizes II ounces ant
up in weight, have met with good de
mand around 81 to the grower for bull
stock This margin between baker
stock and general No. l grade is no
excessive. for the cost of sorting i
considerable and the stock remaining
after the bakers" have been sortet
out has decreased materially in value.
Growers who are able to financ
themselves are digging and storing
Many, however are compelled to sell
ohdl Q vi llltlI output W cover the eA
pense of digging the balance. Bot
growers and dealers in Idaho and east
ern Oregon are looking forward witt
apprehension, as unless the market
show a considerable advance betwee1
now and spring it is likely that man,
potatoes will not be shipped.
Viewed from any angle, one mus
conclude that what the potato grower
need, as badly or even worse than tn
wheat growers. is stabilized markets
Compare what the Idaho growers re
ceived last year with present prices
and remember that eastern men ar
largely in the same fix, except tina
they are nearer points of consumption
! and have less money to pay out TO
freight
November Crop Report.
On November s the department G
= agriculture will issue a most impol
+ tant crop report summary, which Wi
5 be brass lacks" on the actual pre-
, duction of corn, potatoes, sweet pots
toes, buckwheat, tobacco, haxseed, al
pies, pears, peanuts, onions, cabbage
sugar beets, etc. In addition the pc
centage of 1921 corn held on the farm
; on Nov. l will be estimated, also tn
average weight per measured bushe
t of wheat. oats and barley crops of thi
! year. be given.
1 1t is worth a few lines to say tina
: the cabbage season in Colorado ha
Y been much later this year than las
2 For example, the total crop last yea