The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-17
WHEAT THREATENED,
FLOWING HALTED BY
SEVERE rain STORMS

Serious delay to spring blowing, with
slight damage also to wheat, and dan
ger of severe damage if rains continue,
are reported by farmers of Wayne and
Preble counties in conversation Mon
day morning.
Rain is holding up the blowing
here" said Theodore Crowder, who
lives in a section of Cener township,
north of Centerville, which has just
had new ditch put through, from lack
of which it suffered two years ago.
"All drains are running full and some
surface water is standing Where wheat
is flooded it is showing yellow, but no
great damage will be done if the water
is drained off and rains cease. My
neighbors are one-fifth to one-third
through blowing"
"All oats seedlings in this section
have been given up for this year." said
Harry Smith, living four miles north
west of Richmond. That is not very
serious, as we only raise enough to
feed, but some wheat is beginning to
show yellow There will be no plow-
ing this week. No one is more than a
third through and some are just begin
ming their blowing"
Drains OFF Quickly
1--WE are pretty fortunate on this
high ground" said ]. S. Helms, living
on the Liberty pike south of Richmond.
Surface water drains off quickly.
Flowing is well along and we can fin
ish in good time if it clears off this
week. Wheat has not been badly dam
aged yet"
dc 81 full IN, ioh
hood" said Gwen Duke on the Fouts
road southeast of Richmond, but we
do not expect the water to stay long.
! In this rolling ground it drains
quickly. Drain tiles are running full
and water is flowing along their
course above them, as well. Flowing
is badly delayed, none of us having
been in the fields since a week ago
last Thursday. Flowing is usually fin
ished in this section by May 1, but
now only few are as much as third
| finished"
Walter Test, conducting a dairy
| farm in the bottom land south of the
| city suffered from overflow when the
river washed out six bushels of pota.
toes which he had just planted. The
river has covered part of his lowest
field, but has been benefit in the
start it has given alfalfa and grass
land that makes dairy farmers feel
good" he concluded.
Water Standing
"Our drains have been working
overtime for week." said R. B. Nor
row, who operates Preble county
farm between New Westville and New
Hope. All drains are full and surface
water Is standing over them
! Il have not noticed wheat fields vel
lowing much yet. Oats seeding has
been delayed badly, but many will still
to put in and will seed it if l am de
layed even SO late as May l, in order
to maintain my rotation.
"A few lucky ones have finished
| blowing all their corn ground early
but most are not more than a tenth
through. Prospects for fruit are idea
if polarization is not harmed by the
rain
What damage is done the whea
through drowning will be made up by
the extra large yield the plentiful
rains will insure, is the opinion O
Steve kuth, owner of the State Lin,
fruit farm. only in the low spots i,
any wheat killed." he said, land OF
high or well drained ground, l hav,
never seen it or the rye looking bet
ter or more promising.
Flowing is badly delayed, farmer
are two weeks behind already and will
be three weeks behind by the tim
the ground is fit again, which will b.
another full week Oats seeding i
very late, but they still can be put il
and should be for the sake of tn
rotation"
Fear that long continued rain,
season will damage fruit prospect