The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-04
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

customer Onions are a wonderful
product, but even so the statement
mere gwen Is surprising, in view of
the TACT that we grow onions in all
parts of the union. The so-called Ber-
muoa' or sweet, mild onion is, however,
only grown in certain favored local..
ties. But at that, one would scarcely
expect that we should import onions
from lands so far away as Egypt and
Australia, in view of our over-present
home supply.
Potatoes PIentifM
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
are the three banner potato states this
year, ranking in the order named
Inc estimate of commercial potatoes
for Wisconsin is 37,600,00 bushels,
winch is one of the largest crops in
the states history. In 1921 the crop
was but 21,5o0,000 of but medium quail.
lty, owing to weather conditions at
lectlng growth. This year Wisconsin
not only has large crop but a good
one, the potatoes being of choice quail
lty. There was one section where the
potatoes were affected with scab and
late blight, but the storage warehouses
were Immediately closed and all i'm
fected stock destroyed before ship
| ment
Mlchigan's potato crop is placed but
little below that of Wisconsin, al
3I274,OO0 bushels. This represents
an increase of nearly 10,000,O0 bush
! els over last year, on an acreage but
seven per cent larger than was planted
IN 1921. Following the states already
named come New York, Pennsylvania
and Maine as to quantities grown. In
1871 the six states producing the most
potatoes ranked as follows: Maine
New York, Minnesota, Michigan, Penn
sylvania and Wisconsin. It will thu,
be seen that the crops vary great,
and the leader in production one yea
may be away down the line In tn.
following season.
But potatoes are very plentiful Thu
year In some western districts. will
long haul to market, prices at dig
glng dates were little more than tn,
cost of sacks and digging for tn,
average run.
An Editor Talks.
The hog, of course, is not a spe
ciaIly romantic animal" says the edi
tor of the Indianapolis News. 1--WE re
call no poems celebrating his fame
though we are not familiar with free
verse, in which he may, with ash can:
and garbage buckets have been dul,
chanted. But the hog is certainly ;
very useful animal Our tariff maker,
have not overlooked him. There is ;
duty of one-half of one cent a pound
levied on him. Fresh pork pays three
quarters of once cent a pound: bacon
hams, shoulders and other pork, pre-
pared or preserved, two cents; larc
one cent and lard compounds and sub
i stftutes, four cents a pound.
i Yet during the last few DAYS thu
i price of hogs at the Indianapoli
stockyards has been plunging down
ward, reaching yesterday the loves
level since January 81, last TIL,
large receipts are said to be respon
sible for this tumbling in prices, which
we think quite likely But one won
ders where the tariff comes in at as
first aid to the farmer That is
question we leave to the statesmen
who are discussing the league OF ma
tions, the treaty-making power, tn
: cancellation" of foreign debts. TIL.
subject ought to be as interesting {,
them as it is to the farmers-and Il
these latter 1t is very interesting in
deed
The report from Washington state.
that the American production of cot
ton for the current year has been fig