The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-05-06


not tackling that job right at home
until otherwise established, and after
tryout.
With reference to the great pri-
mary live stock markets above listed,
and not mentioned in the Producers
bulletin as objective points for sales
| agencies, here is partial explanation.
The editors of the bulletin state that:
The establishing of competitive live
stock marketing agencies at market
points where such agencies already
exist is not contemplated: that is,
the purpose of the association to CO.
operate or affiliate with properly con-
| Quoted cooperative commission agen-
/ cies conforming to or adopting them
selves to the principles outlined by
the national plan, as adopted by the
! general conference"
The association evidently fears that
some outsiders may Jump their
claims" on the eight markets they are
planning to open up first, as they list
them. So it serves notice that the
/ Producers association will not be
dissuaded from its purpose of estab-
fishing market agencies at these mar
kets by any other agencies or or
/ ganizations attempting to push in and
! pre-empt the market by prior open
ing"
As to the great western markets
where co-operators are already firmly
entrenched, by taking advantage of
the long delay in putting the Produc-
ers' plans into action, it should not
be difficult for the association to
agree on cooperative working plans
with those now doing the cooperative
business in those markeas.
Two Poland Sow Records.
The American Poland-China Re
cord association says that Poland
China SOW owned by Otto Engelbrecht,
Elkton, S. D., farrowed 20 pigs in three
litters within a period of 10 months.
A SOW owned by George Ruby, Lacy,
Iowa, recently farrowed her fifteenth
litter at the age of 1012 years. She
previously had farrowed a total OF
10 pigs.
Shorthorns Average $265.
At the tenth annual sale of the Fort
Wayne District Breeders association
held recently at Huntertown, there
was a good demand for well-bred ami
mails of individuality, so much so that
a $265 average was realized. The tor
price of $1,000 was paid by Thomas
E. Meyers and Son for the COW import
ed Clunes Broadhooks, consigned by E
e. Gerig, of Fort Wayne. The next
, to rank in price, owned by McMiller
) & Martin, Decatur, Ind, was pur
chased by Anoka Farms of Waukesha
Wis, at 1915. These were the two
outstanding Shorthorns in the sale &C
: ! fn N hut II q
likely bunch all-round and the aver
, age was considered satisfactory.
To Fight San Jose Scale.
Indiana and Illinois are planning &
joint cooperative campaign agains
San Jose scale, at least along the ad
joining state borders. The campaign
will be led by ]. ]. Davis, of Purdue
) whom it will be remembered visited
) Wayne during the chinch bug invas
ion last summer A series of expert
ments are being jointly conducted il
3 order to find some more effective
. method of dealing with this pest. w
) P. Flint, Illinois state entomologist a
I Danville, is in charge of the work fol
2 his state.
General Farm Gossip.
I A tractor census of Rock Islan(
{ county Illinois, showed one tracto
I fcr every 10 farms, in February anC
. quite a number had been added thi
) spring.
The farmer who may be careful Il
/ spray his trees and vines often omit
!; doing the same good turn for hi
4 shrubbery. This is a mistake. Th,
: San Jose scale is liable to infes
: shrubbery and thus spread, as well a
Z spelling the beauty of the lawn. Cit.
! dwellers will often find it importan
! to spray Towering plants and shrubs
q DeGsly gases that were developed
Z for war purposes are now being triet
out by the department of agricultur
as a means for destroying noxiou
birds, animals, and insects. Some o
c them promise to be useful when al
piled under proper conditions, partio
n ularly those that are heavier than al
9 and can be used on burrowing rodents
9 and possibly subterranean insects an
n pests in stored products.
= Lanterns were used last year i
: = Idaho sugar-beet fields to trap moth
! of the beet webworm. One man, afte
. burning three lanterns all night foun
Z 422 dead moths in the pan of one lar
tern the following morning. The lar
terms were made for burning crud
oil
Lice and internal parasites of hog
cause great losses to pork producers
; but little is known about the perio
Of the animals life when the losse
from these causes are greatest. T
/. clear up this question the Animal Hus
T bandry Division of the department o
+; agriculture are cooperating on a tes
|. that will be carried on through thi
spring and summit. They expect I
!. determine the comparative damag
r done before weaving, during growth
and while the hogs are being finishe
for the market In order that cond
tions may be comparable to those o.
g the farm 20 hogs will be used in eacl
lot.
Australia has sent Mr.. Trethowar
head of the wheat pool of that cour
e try, to see what can be done to set u
a central committee to coordinate tn
marketing of Australian, America.
and Canadian wheat in the interest c
C producers.