The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-06

c. r. Davis, better known as Cal
Davis, of Jackson township, was
among our visitors Saturday. Mr..
Davis takes philosophic view of con-
ditions, and is not particularly worried
over farm problems. He thinks that
this is time when farmers should
stick together and show their colors,
wherever, that may be the thing to
do"
In a brief discussion of the farm
bloc in congress Mr. Davis said he is
| inclined to think that something OF
| the kind has been needed for some
time, in view of what has happened
! to the farmers. Ee said, too, that he
! was wondering if it was because of
! the fact that Senator Kenyon, OF
| Iowa, was the accepted leader of the
bloc that he was painlessly removed
| from the senate to a district Judge
! ship? There are, of course, many
| others who have done a little of the
same kind of wondering" Mr. Davis
| fed and sold three cars of hogs in
| 1921, also 20 or more calves and cat
tie. He has % Big Type brood sows
| and 80 shoats on the place at this
/
this section is wintering in fine shape
Giving Cows Chance
| An Iowa dairym an, or shall we say
a psychologist who is giving time tt
the study of the diversions and socia
life of dairy cows, concludes tina
| COWS have a mighty dull time. The.
do not play. Cows, he says, stanC
around aimlessly all day, They d.
nothing but eat ard produce milk
therefore they are not happy. All ami
mails love to play. Pigs grow bette
when they play around with eacl
other; so do lambs"
] Well, really, we hadn't given thi
matter much thought. But his plal
sounds reasonable. The COW need
recreation. Sure she does. She need
to be kept happy, for, as this philosc
pher asserts: "A cow that is not happ
cannot do as well at the pail as sh
should" The Iowan is trying to in
press the folks at the state colleg
with this newly discovered truth, S
we pass his ideas ON to COW owners
as a rational and valuable hint. Afte
; you have made your cows happy b
, teaching them a few innocent game
and give them recess times for traiI
ing and play; come in and tell us hoy
J greatly your cream checks have bee
} enlarged.
Reply to "Subscriber."
We are in receipt of a letter from
, Subscriber which asks a few que
tions, the answers To which would il
terest farmers generally, and whic
will be taken up later and answered
8 seriatum. In the meanwhile will sa
, that farm bureau dues in Indiana no
f seem TO be stabilized" at S. per yea
! At the time of the organization
+ numerous county bureaus, the matte
/ of dues was optional, but for the pas
p two years S. has been the agree
price. Of this amount 81 is remitte
: to state headquarters, at Indianapoli
A portion is paid into the generi
5 county farm bureau fund to suppo
+: county activities and publicity, tn
. balance is retained in the township
: for local use. OF the 81 RENTED I
/ Indianapolis to finance the state d
/ tivities, so cents is the per capita ia
: sent to Chicago, to carry on the wor
. of the American farm bureau.
s The dues are not uniform in a
J. states. For example, the Ohio mer
:. Der is taxed SO per year, while II
Y nois, with over 100000 member
= charges members SIS per year. Pc
n haps charges" is not exactly IL
Iword, because the farmers, as a Who'll