The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12
FARMER IS COMING
OUT OF DEBT MUCK
BUREAU HEAD SAYS
tBv Associated Press)

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug. IL. = The
farmer is coming back.
He is pulling himself out Of the
slough of debt and trouble a year, or
a year and a half ago found him in.
For Ohio, this is on the word Of
those whose business it is TO know as
much about the farmers affairs as
they do themselves.
Farming as a whole, rapidly is re-
covering from the rather serious sit
uation that was confronting 1t a year
ago." said Murray D.. Lincoln, secre-
tary of the Ohio Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton in a statement to the Associated
Press.
The farmer is making a slow re-
covery. He was sick, but he's getting
well; he'll make a little money this
year" c. J.. West, state-federal crop
reported, said.
Two things caused agriculture's
illness-decline in the prices of the
things the farmer sells; not a cores
ponding drop. If any, in the prices OF
the things he bought.
Both of these conditions are show
ing decided improvement, according
to Mr.. West, who compiled compare
tive figures for The Associated Press,
of the cost of merchandise farmers
purchase, and the prices of products
they dispose of.
Conditions Retard Progress.
The industrial situation, of course, is
retarding the course of agriculture
back to normal, but it is not having
any great check on it, farm bureau Of
ficials and Mr.. West pointed out.
As a result of the crisis in the agrar-
ian industry, there has resulted the
greatest development along %co-opera'
tive lines the country ever has seen,
Lincoln declared in his statement.
investigations as carried on by the
AOhio Farm Bureau federation have
shown that the cost of getting the
farmers products to the consumer can
be reduced materially, and farm com
munities all over this and other states
are taking W the work. This will
mean a mo- permanently profitable
agriculture, which in turn means bet
ter business for all" Mr.. Lincoln said
Live stock is where the farmer ough'
TO turn a profit this working year, &C
cording to the figures of West. Grair
prices, his table shows, will be abou'
the anne but he estimated crops vii
be larger than in 1921.
Prices Holding Firm.
In 1921, hogs were $3.50 a hun
dred, and to6py they are $3.50. Al
other live stock prices are holding a
firm levels, and some show slight in
creases.
On theother side of the ledger, tn
figures of Mr.. West indicate agricul
turists are getting a better break al
the way around on the things the.
buy.
For instance, the 1921 price of gas
oline engines was $3.50, and now the.
are selling for $3.50; single harnes
was $3.50 last year; it is now $42.5C
Hay rakes were $3.50 in 1921, as CON
pared TO a 1922 price of $3.50.
Under the heading of machinery
equipment and supplies, slight de
creases over the prices of a year age
are noted. Cream separators, whicl
were $3.50, last year, are $50, now.
A great reduction in the price o
tractors is show, the price of 1921 be
ing given as $3.50, as compared to s67
this year. Wheelbarrows are reduce
from $3.50 to 1895. Under fertilizer
is shown: Acid phosphate, ton, $18.5
in 1922, and $3.50 in 1921; fertilize,
mixed, ton. $22 in 1922, and S26
1921.