The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-18
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

cents a pound, with a good profit to
the dealer. This man, who has lately
returned from that country, says they
are killing cattle for their hides in Ar
gentine and that the best beef is sell
ing at z cents a pound. He says that
ordinary COWS sell for 81 and sheep for
81 per head in u money.
In an earlier day the cattle raised
on the pampas of Buenos Aires were
grown almost altogether for their
hides, but that has lot been true for
some years. Such cattle lived on the
range and in the open all the time.
OF late years American and English
capitalists have made large investments
in packing and refrigeration plants in
the Argentines and a lot of beef and
mutton is now exported. But regard
less of this it should be clearly evident
that, so far as live stock growers are
concerned, we need a tariff to offset
ABOVE conditions. AS to the cost of
leather and footwear on cou of the
tariff on hides. that is entirely another
matter.
F. u. Live Stock Sales.
In order to comply with the packer
and stock yards act the Farmers Tn.
ION live stock commission firms, with
onlces at Omaha, Sioux City and St
joseph, is opening up its membership
to all farmers in any territory tribu.
tary TO their different markets. They
are asking every farmer who ship-
! fn tho III r,,oA,-y IT-:-- c
expects to ship to them, to take out
a membership in order that he may
snare in the patronage dividends o.
the company.
One membership will entitle the
farmer to the benefit of all three
agencies. In case the applicant is
already a member of any statewide
farmers organization, it will not be
necessary to send a fee. If he is no
q member of any such organization, E
| fee of n dollar will be required.
The live stock shipping associations
are required to send a fee oil two
dollars with their application, anG
I must not extend the benefits of these
marketing agencies to n of the
members who are not members il
: good standing of some statewide as
ISOLATION. If any of the members de
} not belong to a statewide association
l it will be necessary for the shippin;
5 association to forward a membership
i fee of one dollar for each of thes:
men.
This regulation will make it posi-
? BILE for the Farmers Union to continue
l refunding profits to shippers in pat
1 ronage dividends.
About HuIEIess Oats.
Corn belt hog raisers have lon.
hoped for the development of a higl
yielding variety of hulI-Iess oats
: That such a product may ultimatel!
be developed is evidenced by the oat
} breeding work at the Canadian expert
ment farms, at Ottawa. The hull-lesi
T oats were produced by crossing Swed
, ish select with Chinese Naked va
) riety, hullless, but low-yielding. Thu
, huli-less crop, known as Liberty, OF
[ tawa $50, has been grown in compari
son with other varieties for severa
years. In many instances, the new
variety of oats has yielded as mucl
) actual feed per acre as the bette.
hulled varieties, producing 35 bushelt
l per acre, which contain as much feet
} value as so bushels of ordinary oats
The success of this Canadian va
riety makes it appear probable tina
a desirable hull-less variety may b.
developed for the corn belt. Sucl
a grain would be highly valuable il
feeding growing young stock, espe
cially pigs. Hog men recognize tina
l the principal drawback to the use o
+ oats is the high fiber content. A va
l riety of oats without the fibrous hui
| and with the ability to produce a.
[ much feed per acre, would be a boor
to the farmer who develops breeding
/ hogs.